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CHAPTER I. 
f Q. P. 

1. 7. When did the Romans first invade Britain? 

2. 7. By whom, were the invaders then command- 

ed ? 

5. 7. From what coast, had they sailed ? 
j^ 4. 7. Where did they land ? 

5. 7. After several hattlcs occurring, which induc- 
ed a few of the British sovereigns to feign 
submission, what constrained them to re- 
turn ? 

6. 7. When did Csesar, a second time, invade 
Britain ? 

7. 7. Under which of their chieftains, had the Brit- 
ish, in the mean time, united ? 

8. 7. Which commander was now successful, Cae- 
sar or Cassivelaunus ? 

9. 8. On the second, and final departure of Caesar 
from the island, was the Roman power in 
Britain fully established ? 

10. 8. Of what nation, do the Roman authors re- 
present the ancient Britains to have been 

a tribe ? 



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Q. p. 

1 1, 8. What was the condition of the mhabitants in 
the south-east parts of Britain, before the 
time of Caesar ? 

,12. 8. How did the other natives of the island main- 
tain themselves ? 

13. 8. How were they clothed ? 

14. 8. By what means, did they excite terror in 

their enemies ? 

15. 8. What is related, with regard to their habita- 

tions ? 

1 6. 8. What means of annoyance did they use, with 

surprising address, in battle ? 

17. 8. Were the Britains one united people? 

18. 8. Of what form were their governments ? 

19. 8. Were the people under a despotic power ? 

20. 8, Who were their priests ? 

21. 8. Besides directing all religious duties, what 

other function did their priests exercise, 
and what jurisdiction did they possess ? 

22. 8. Where did they practise their rites ? 

23. 8. How did they invest their ceremonies in mys- 

terious obscurity ? 

24. 9. By whom was the practice of the Druidical 

mysteries abolished ? 

25. 9. Why did the Romans abolish that mode of 

worship ? 



CHAPTER H. 

;6. 9. Wliat cause prevented the Roman yoke from 
being, at this time, imposed upon the Brit- 
ains ? 

17. 9. Who was the successor of Julius Csesar ? 



Q. P. 

28. 9. What policy did he recommend, to secure 

the imperial govermnent ? 

29. 9. In conformity with that policy, how long had 

the Britains remained unmolested ? 

30. 9. Under which emperor, did the Romans be- 

gin seriously to contemplate their subjec- 
tion ? 

31. 9. What able general did the Romans then send 

over, with an army, previous to the arrival 
of Claudius himself? 

32. 9. In what year, did Plautius arrive in Britain ? 

33. 9. W'hat progress did Plautius make, in con- 

quering the Britains ? 

34. 9. Under which leader, did the Britains, in the 

other districts, maintain afi obstinate re- 
sistance ? . 

35. 9. By whom was Caractacus defeated, and sent 

to Rome ? 

36. 10. Which general eventually established the 

Roman power in Britain ? 

oT. 10. In the reigns of which of the Roman empe- 
rors, did Agricola govern Britain ? 

38. 10. Into what country, situated in the north, did 

he carry his victorious arms ? 

39. 11. What geographical question did Agricola 

* ascertain, relating to Britain ? 

40. 11. In what year, did he ascertain this ? 

41. 11. How was Agricola serviceable to the Brit- 

ains ? 

42. 11. Wliich of the Roman emperors built a ram- 

part, between the river Tyne and the frith 
of Solway ? 

43. 11. What was the design of this rampart ? 

44. 11. W^hich of the emperors strengthened that 

defence, by a wall ? 
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Q. p. 

45. 11. Where did Severus die '. 

46. 11. Why were the Roman troops withdravvfi 

from Britain ? 

47. 12. What people, in consequence, made irrup- 

tions into the province ? 

48. 12. Before the Romans bade a final adieu to Brit- 

ain, how long had they been masters of the 
country ? 

49. 12. In what year, did they finally leave it ? 

50. 12. By whom was given the earliest example of 

successful attention to literature, in Brit- 
ain ? 

51. 12. Of whom, was Helena the wife ": 

52. 12. Of whom., was she the mother ? 

53. 12. Where was Constantine born ? 



CHAPTER HI. 

54. 12. Were the Britains rejoiced at the Roman 
yoke being withdrawn ? 

5 5. 12. By what cause, were the Britains deprived of 
the assistance of those, who were the most 
capable of uniting them by their advice ? 

56. 13. What other cause greatly militated against 

their interests ? 

57. 13. Was there not another cause ? 

:^8. 13. Labouring under these complicated cvils^ 
whose aid did they implore ? 



CHAPTER IV. 

14, Which were the most distinguished af the 
German tribes ? 



Q. P. 

60. 14. Under whose conduct was the first party of 

Saxons, that came over to Britain ? 

61. 14. In what year, did they arrive ? 

62. 14. When the Saxons had defeated the Picts and 

Scots, how did they treat the Britains ? 

63. 14. What was the fate of the Britains ? 

64. 14. Do you remember the name of the province, 

founded in Gaul, by the fugitives ? 

65. 14. Besides the Saxons, what other people came 

to Britain, to share in the general plunder ? 

66. 14. Who is mentioned, as being then the only 

person of interest, amongst the native char- 
acters ? 

67. 14. When did he sustain the declining fortunes 

of his country ? 



CHAPTER V. 

6S. 15. After a violent contest, of one-hundrcd-and- 
fifty years, how many kingdoms were es- 
tablished in Britain ? 

69. 15. By what general title, are these kingdoms 

known ? 

70. 15. Do you remember their several names? 

71. 15. What advances had the Britains made, in 

arts and civilization, under the Roman do- 
minion ? 

72. 15. Did their Saxon conquerors improve them 

in civilization ? 

73. 15. In what year, Avere the British Saxons first 

taught the benign principles of Christiani- 
ty ? 



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Q. p. 

74. 15. At what period, had the ancient inhabitants 

of Britain embraced Christianity ? 

75. 15. When had the Christian religion ceased, in 

the districts usurped by the Saxons ? 

76. 16. To what part of the island, was it then con- 

fined ? 

77. 16. What objects did the idolatrous Saxons wor- 

ship and adore ? 

78. 16. Whom did they consider as the ancestor of 

all their princes, and regard as their su- 
preme deity ? 

79. 16. Who was appointed to convert the British 

Saxons to Christianity? 

80. 16. By which Roman pontiff, w^as he appointed? 

81. 17. Which of the Anglo-Saxon princes, first es- 

poused the religion of Augustine ? 

82. 17. Who was the first of the northern conquer- 

ors, that committed a body of laws to writ- 
ing ? 

83. 17. By whose consent, did he enact those laws ? 

84. 17. By whom, were the several monarchies of 

the Heptarchy united into one kingdom ? 

85. 17. What name did Egbert give to this kingdom ? 
85. 17. What does this name signify ? 

87. 17. What term was used, to designate the na- 

tional council, which had existed in each 
kingdom of the Heptarchy ? 

88. 17. In what matters, was the consent of this 

council required ? 

89. 17. What penalties did the Anglo-Saxon courts 

inflict ? 

90. 18. When any controversy about a fact, became 

too intricate for their judges, to what ora- 
cle had they, in general, recourse ? 

91. 18. How was the ordeal commonly practised ? 



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Q. P. 

92. 18. Was its use confined to the Anglo-Saxons ? 

93. 19. Who is the most ancient British historian ? 

94. 19. What is the date of his writings ? 

9 5. 19. Who was one of the best scholars of his time ? 

*J6. 19. Who shone as a meteor, in the darkness of a 
barbarous age ? 



CHAPTER VI. 

f»7, 19. In what year, did Egbert ascend the throne 
of England ? 

98. 19. In whose armies, had he served ? 

99. 20. When was the first invasion of England, by 

the Danes ? 

100. 20. Were they allowed then to remain in Eng- 
land ? 

101 21. In what year, did Alfred ascend the throne ? 

102. 22. Under whose command, did the Danes in- 

vade England, in the year 875 ? 

103. 22. When Alfred was unable to rouse the people 

to resist them, to what humiliating condi- 
tion was he reduced ? 

104. 22. Having concealed himself in a peasant's hab- 

it, where did he for some time live ? 

105. 22. After he had left the cabin of the herd, whith- 

er did he retire, with some of his retainers ? 

106. 22. What name is now given to the place, upon 

which Alfred then built a habitation ? 

i07. 23. When encouraged, by the success of the earl 
of Devonshire, to venture from his retreat, 
in what manner did he himself inspect the 
situation of the enemv ? 



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Q. V. 

108. 23. Where did he completely defeat the Danes i 

109. 23. How did he dispose of the Danes who sur- 

vived the battle ? 

ilO. 23. When Alfred had subdued the Danes under 
Guthrum, in what manner, did he employ 

his time ? 

111. 24. What important defence, hitherto entirely 

neglected by the English, did he pros^ide? 

112. 24. Do you recollect the name of the famous 

Danish chieftain, who entered the Thames, 
and was defeated, in the year 893 ? 

113. 24. W^hat people, situated in the west of the 

island, acknowledged the authority of Al- 
fred ? 

114. 25. That he might render the execution of justice 

strict and regular, what divisions did he 
make of England ? 

1 15. 25. What institution, of the present day, resem- 

bles the method of decision in the courts 
of Alfred? 

1 16. 26. W^hich town, did Alfred render the capital of 

the kingdom ? 

1 17. 26. Which had previously been the capital ? 

1 18. 27. What celebrated university did Alfred found, 

or re-establish ? 

1 19. 27. What is said of Alfred, as a writer ? 

120. 27. How did he usually divide his time ? 

121. 27. How were these portions respectively em- 

ployed ? 

122. 27. How did he measure these divisions ? 

123. 27. What is said of the English language, at that 

time ? 

124. 27. What is mentioned of Alfred's imitation of 

Boethius ? 

125. 25. In what year, did Alfred die ? 



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Q, P. 

126. 25. In what year of his age ? 

127. • 25. How long did he reign ? 

128. 27. How many children did he leave ? 

129. 25. What is said of the merit of Alfred ? 

130. 25. Who is his only competitor ? 

131. 25. What memorable sentiment is expressed in 

his will ? 

132. 27. Who succeeded Alfred ? 

133. 27. In what year, did Edward ascend the throne ? 

134. 27. What celebrated university did he found ? 

135. 27. Who succeeded Edward the Elder ? 

136. 27. In what year, did Athelstan's reign com- 

mence ? 

137. 28. Who followed Athelstan on the throne ? 

138. 28. In what year, did Edmund become king ? 

1 39. 28. Was there any thing remarkable, in the man- 

ner of Edmund's death ? 

140. 28. By whom, was Edmund succeeded ? 

141. 28. In what year, did Edred ascend the throne ? 

142. 29. What new order of the Roman church, was, 

in a great measure established, in Eng- 
land, before the death of Edred ? 

143. 29. Who was the next king ? 

144. 29. In wiiat year, did he ascend the throne ? 

145. 29. What character is given of this prince ? 

146. 29. Was his reign long and happy ? 

147. 29. From what cause, arose his controversy with 

the monks ? 

148. 29. What cruelties were practised upon his 

queen, by the monks ? 

i49. 29. By whom was Edwy succeeded ? 



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Q. P. 

150. 29. In what year, did his successor ascend the 

throne ? 

151. 29. Was his reign prosperous ? 

152. 31. By the judicious policy of Edgar, what de- 

structive animals were extirpated in Eng- 
land and Wales ? 

153. 31. By whom was Edgar succeeded ? 

154. 31. Did Edward enjoy a long and prosperous 

reign ? 

155. 31. What was the cause of his death ? 

156. 31. What name did the people give him ? 

157. 31. By whom, was Edward the Martyr succeed- 

ed ? 

158. 31. What epithet have historians given Ethel- 

red ? 

159. 31. In what year, did he ascend the throne ? 

160. 31. What northern invaders, encouraged by the 

bad administration of the government, 
made a powerful descent upon England ? 

161. 32. Which party was defeated ? 

162. 32. How did Ethelred induce the invaders to 

evacuate the kingdom ? 

163. 32. W^ho was the successor of Ethelred ? 
.164. 32. In what year, did he succeed Ethelred ? 

165. 32. On account of his hardy valour, what sur- 

name did Edmund receive ? 

166. 52. Frustrated in his endeavours, by the disaf- 

fection of his nobility and prelates, to what 
humiliating measure was he reduced ? 

1 67. 32. Which division of the kingdom was assigned 

to Canute ? 

I6S. 32. What is related concerning Edmund's death ? 



CHAPTER VII. 
Q. P. 

169. 32. Who ascended the throne of England, after 

the death of Edmund Ironside ? 

170. 32. In what year, did Canute ascend the throne ? 

171. 33. By whom was he aided in this usurpation ? 

172. 33. Did Edmund Ironside, leave any children? 

173. 33. What was the name of Edward's son ? 

174. 33. How long did Canute reign ? 

175. 33. How many sons did he leave ? 

176. 33. What were their names, and what sovereign- 

ties did they hold ? 

177. 33. In what year, did Harold become king of 

England ? 

178. 33. How did he distinguish himself? 

179. 33. By whom was he assisted in his crimes ? 

180. 33. What surname was given to Harold ? 

181. 33. By whom was Harold Harefoot succeeded ? 

182. 33. In what year, did Plardicanute ascend the 

throne ? 

183. 33. By whom was Hardicanute assisted, in his 

cruel and tyrannical proceedings ? 

184. 34. What is said of Hardicanute's death ? 



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CHAPTER VIII. 

185. 34. In whose person, was the Saxon line ofmon- 

archs restored ? 

186. 34. In what year, did Edward ascend the throne ? 

187. 34. What favourable opportunity was then af- 

forded the English, to throw off the Dan- 
ish yoke I 
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Q. P. 

188. 34. Was Edward the true heir of the Saxon fami- 

ly? 

189. 34. Who were the true heirs ? 

190. 34. What appeared to be a sufficient reason for 

their exclusion from the throne ? 

191. 33. How do you account for their being then in 

Hungary ? 

192. 34. Where had Edward been educated? 

193. 34. What was the consequence of Edward's par- 

tiality for the Normans ? 

194. 34. By whom, particularly, was their language 

used in England ? 

195. 35. By whom, was Edward the Confessor suc- 

ceeded ? 

196. 35. Who was the father of Harold ? 

197. 35. What office had his father held, under Ed- 

ward ? 

198. 35. Of whom, was Harold a grandson ? 

199. 35. Who was, at this time, the legitimate heir of 

the sovereignty ? 

200. 35. What formidable enemy soon appeared 

against Harold ? 

201. 35. On what, did he found his pretensions to the 

British throne ? 

202. 36. Who promised to protect the dutchy of Nor- 

mandy, during William's absence ? 

203. 36. What tokens of approbation were sent to 

W^illiam, by the pope ? 

204. 36. Of how many men, did the invading army of 

William consist ? 

205. 36. During the preparations for invasion, who 

had been induced, by William, to make a 
' descent upon England ? 

206. 36. Where did Harold engage Tosti and the king 

of Norway ? 



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Q. P. 

207. 36. What was the result of the battle ? 

208. 36. Where did the duke of Normandy disem- 

bark his forces ? 

209. 36. Where did Harold and William engage in 

battle ? 

210. 56. Which party was victorious? 

211. 36. What was the fate of Harold and his two 

brothers ? 

212. 37. After Harold's death, whom did Edwin and 

Morcar proclaim king ? 

13. 37. Did Edgar persist in opposing the duke of 
Normandy ? 



CHAPTER IX. 

H4. 37. Was the victory, gained by William the 
Conqueror, over the person of Harold, or 
over the rights of the English nation ? 

215. 27. What evidence is adduced to prove that 

their quarrel was personal ? 

216. 37. In what year, did William ascend the Eng™ 

lish throne ? 

217. 38. Where was he crowned? 

218. 39. In what year, did he introduce into England 

the feudal system ? 

219. 39. What division did he make of nearly all the 

lands in the kingdom ? 

220. 39. On whom, did he confer the baronies ? 

221. 39. By what titles, were known the foreigners, 

with whom the great barons shared the 
principal part of their lands ? 

222. 39. What service did the knights or vassals ren- 

der to their lords ? 



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223. 


P. 

39. 


How many chief tenants or barons were 
there ? 


224. 
225. 


39. 
39. 


How many knights ? 

Were any of the English admitted into the 
first rank ? 


226. 


40. 


What difficult project did the Conqueror 
entertain ? 



227. 40. To effect this purpose, what means did he 

use, as regarded the schools ? 

228. 40. What other means, did he use ? 

229. 41. For what useful purpose, did William ap- 

point commissioners ? 

230. 41. Is the record of the celebrated survey then 

made, still extant ? 

231. 41. What name is given to this record ? 

232. 41. Where did William die ? 

233. 41. In what year of his reign, over England, did 

his death occur ? 

234. 41. In what year of his reign, over Normandy? 

235. 41. How many sons, did he leave ? 

236. 41. Do you remember their names ? 

237. 41. Who was the best historian of that age ^ 

238. 41. Who succeeded William the Conqueror, on 

the throne of England ? 

239. 41. Why was he surnamed Rufus ? 
2i0. 41. Was William the eldest son ? 

241. 41. Who was the eldest ? 

242. 41. Why, did not Robert ascend the throne of 

England ? 

243. 42. What character is given of the duke ? 

244. 42. What is the character of the king ? 

245. 42. When did the Crusades commence ? 



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246. 43. Whence, was derived, the appellation of 

Crusaders ? 

247. 43. What was their design ? 

248. 43. In what manner, might they have better ful- 

filled the injunctions of the Christian re- 
ligion ? 

249. 43. In what year of his reign, and age, did Wil- 

liam die ? 

250. 43. What caused his death ? 

251. 44. What buildings, erected in England by Wil- 

liam Rufus, still remain ? 

252. 44. What other building was originally founded 

by him ? 

253. 44. But, by whom, and at what period, was erect- 

ed the present superstructure of the Tower? 

254. 44. After the death of William Rufus, by whom 

was the throne occupied ? 

255. 44. In what year, did Henry become king ? 

256. 44. What relation did he bear to Rufus ? 

257. 44. Where was then his elder brother, Robert? 

2 58. 44. By what fair appearances, did Henry en- 
deavour to secure the throne which he had 
usurped ? 

259. 44. Did Robert quietly submit to his brother's 

usurpation ? 

260. 44. In what part of England, did he disembark 

his troops ? 

261. 44. What accommodation ensued ? 

262. 45. Who first infringed the treaty ? 

263. 45. In what part of Normandy, did a severe bat- 

tle occur, between the brothers ? 

264. 45. What was the result ? 

265. 45. How long was Robert imprisoned ? 

:66. 45. Where was he confined ? 
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Q. P. 

267. 45. Where did Henry die? 

268.- 45. In what year of his reign? 

269. 45. Whom did he leave, as heiress of his do- 

minions ? 

270. 45. In point of mental attainments, and abilities 

in general, what character is given of 
Henry ? 

271. 45. What name did he acquire, from his great 

progress in literature ? 

272. 45. What improvement did Henry make, in the 

means of internal communication, by water? 

273. 45. To which city, did he grant its first charter ? 

274. 45. By what cause, was the nation disturbed, 

during his whole reign ? 

275. 46. Who got possession of the throne, intended 

for Matilda? 

276. 46. In what year, did Stephen usurp the throne ? 

277. 46. What relation did he bear, to the Conqueror ? 

278. 46. What right or privilege did the barons re- 

quire from Stephen ? 

279. 46. With whom did they garrison their castles r 

280. 47. When did Matilda land in England ? 

281. 47. Where did an engagement take place ? 

282. 47. What was the result ? 

^83. 47. Where was Matilda, in consequence, crown- 
ed ? 

284. 47. Did Matilda remain long on the throne ? 

285. 47. What was the result of the revolution which 

shortly followed ? 

286. 47. By whom, were some advantages gained 

over Stephen, which compelled him to list- 
en to an accommodation ? 

387. 47. Mention the terms of the agreement ? 

288, 47. Who were the historians of this period ^ 



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Q. p. . . 

289. 47. How many inhabitants did London then con- 

tain ? 

290. 47. What is mentioned, respecting the Saxon 

hmguage, in England, at this period ? 



CHAPTER X. 

391. 48. Who succeeded Stephen ? 

292. 48. In what year, did his successor begin tc> 

reign ? 

293. 48, In his person, what families were united ? 

294. 48. Who was Henry the second's father ? 

29 5. 48. Of what provinces was he master, in right of 
his father ? 

296. 48. What province did he inherit from his 

naother ? 

297. • 48. What provinces did he obtain by his wife ? 

298. 48. What province did he soon afterwards an-^ 

nex to his other states ? 

299. 48. What is the character given of Henry ? 

300. 48. What is said, as to the extent of his domin- 

ion? 

301. 49. Who was the most remarkable personage, 

in the contentions between the king and 
the ecclesiastics. 

302. 49. To what exalted dignities, did he raise him- 

self? 

]03. 50. To impose upon the vulgar, what rigid mor- 
tification of his person, and what humilia- 
tion, did Becket practise ? 

304. 51. At what place, did Henry convene a council 
of the nobility and prelates ? 



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Q. P. 

305. 31. Did Becket subscribe to the Constitutions of 

Clarendon ? 

306. 51. Did he, in his future conduct, conform to 

them ? 

507. 52. What was the manner of Becket's death ? 

308. 52. Where, and by whom, was he assassinated ? 

309. 51. In what year ? 

310. 52. Was Henry accessory to his murder? 

311. 52. What honour was conferred on Becket, af- 

ter his death ? 

312. 52. Which is the most important event in Hen- 

ry's reign ? 

313. 53. What names were anciently given to Ire- 

land ? 

314. 53. What was it called by Caesar ? 

315. 53. What is the probable reason of his so nam- 

ing it ? 

316. 53. What was the ancient language of Ireland ? 

317. 53. By what proportion, and what classes, of the 

inhabitants of Ireland, is the Gaelic still 
used ? 

318. 53. In which neighbouring countries, are dia- 

lects of that tongue still very common ? 

319. 53. How many principal sovereignties, were, at 

that time, in Ireland ? 

320. 53. Name them. 

321. 54. Which of the Irish sovereigns, after being 

expelled from the country, had recourse to 
Henry, for assistance ? 

322. 54. What proposal did he make to Henry ? 

323. 54. By whoni, had Henry's attempts upon Ire- 

land previously been sanctioned ? 

324. 54. Under whose command, did the first party of 

the British invade Ireland ? 



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Q. P. 

325. 54. Where did he land ? 

326. 54. In what year ? 

327. 54. Who was the most renowned of all the in- 

vaders that followed him ? 

328. 54. Where did he land ? 

329. 54. Which town did he carry by assault ? 

330. 54. Who soon afterwards arrived, with a numer- 

ous body ? 

331. 54. To what causes, is attributed the easy vic- 

tory over the Irish ? 

332. 55. In what year of his age, did Henry die ? 

333. 55. In what year of his reign ? 

334. 55. How was his life shortened ? 

335. 55. Which of his sons survived him ? 

336. 55. Who w^as the most industrious writer of 

Henry's reign ? 

337. 55. Who succeeded Henry the second ? 

338. 55. Who was Richard's father ? 

339. 55. In what year, did he ascend the throne ? 

340. 55. What is said of his character ? 

341. 55. Do you remember the appellation given to 

him ? 

342. 55. Why was the surname bestowed upon him? 

343. 55. What renowned emperor did Richard defeat, 

in Palestine ? 

344. 55. What happened to Richard, in his return 

home ? 

345. 55. To whom, for a sum of money, did Leopold 

assign Richard ? 

346. 56. How was he liberated ? 

347. 56. What other cause had he, of unhappiness ? 

348. 56. What caused Richard's death ? 

>49. 56. In what year of his reign, did Richard die ? 



22 

Q. P. 

350. 56. In what year of his age ? 

351. 56. Where were coats of arms first mvented ? 

352. 56. For what purpose, were they used ? 

353. 56. By whom, were they introduced into Eng- 

land ^ 

354. 56. By whom, was Richard the first succeeded } 

355. 56. In what year, did John ascend the throne ? 

356. 59. From what cause, arose his controversy with 

the pope ? 

357. 59. What punishment did the pope inflict upon 

England, in order to assert his claims in 
ecclesiastical elections ? 

358. 59. Of what was the nation deprived, by the In- 

terdict ? 

359. 60. Besides excommunication, what other pun- 

ishments did the pope inflict upon John ? 

360. 60. To what mortifying condition, did John at 

length submit ? 

S61. 61. When John had disgusted all orders of men 
by his atrocities and tyranny, and the 
barons had determined to defend them- 
selves, w^hom did they choose for their 
general ? 

362. 61. At what place, was a conference held, be- 

tween the king and the barons ? 

363. 61. When did this conference take place ? 

364. 61. By what title, is known the famous contract 

or deed signed by John ? 

365. 61. What was granted or secured by Magna 

Charta ? 

365. 62. How long did the disgraceful reign of John 
continue ? 

367. 62. How many legitimate sons did he leave, and 

what were their names ? 

368. 62. What was their respective ages .^ 



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Q. p. 

369. 62. What great bridge was finished in this reign .^ 

370. 62. Who succeeded John ? 

371. 62. In what year, did Henry the third ascend the 

throne ? 

372. 64. Whom, did the imprudent and illegal meas- 

ures of the government induce to attempt 
a revolution ? 

373. 65. What advantage, to the people, was gained 

by the extensive reform, to which that no- 
bleman compelled the king to agree ? 

374. 65. How long did Henry the third reign ? 
575. 65. How many sons did he leave ? 

376. 65. Mention their names. 

377. 65. Of which branch of the legislature, is this 

reign considered as the epoch ? 

378. 65. What manufacture was then introduced into 

England ? 

379. 65. Was flax then cultivated in England ? 

380. 65. What article of fuel was, in this reign, dug 

up, for the first time, in England ? 

381. 65. Who was, at that period, the greatest lumi- 

nary of science in the whole world ? 

382. 66. Who were the other distinguished scholars ? 

383. 66. What office did Bracton fill ? 

384. 66. What book did he write ? 

385. 66. What is the character of that book ? 

386. 66. Who succeeded Henry HI ? 

387. 66. Where was Edward, when he heard of his 

father's death ? 

388. 66. What reply did Edward make, to the king 

of Sicily, on this monarch's expressing his 
surprise that Edward was much less af- 
fected by the intelligence of his son's, than 
of his father's, death ? 



24 

Q. P. 

389. 67. Which religious sect, felt the overwhelming 

effects of Edward's oppression ? 

390. 67. What contiguous country did Edward sub- 

ject ? 

391. 67. Who was then prince of that country ? 

392. 67. What cause of complaint had Edward now 

against the Welsh prince ? 

393. 67. In what year, did Edward subdue Wales ? 

394. 69. Who was, about this period, queen of Scot* 

land ? 

395. 69. In what year, did Margaret succeed her 

father Alexander ? 

396. 69. What ambitious projects was Edward, by 

this event, incited to form ? 

397. 69. By what cause, were the king's intentions 

defeated ? 

398. 69. After her death, who were the principal 

claimants of the Scottish crown ? 

399. 69. To whom, did the parliament of Scotland 

refer the dispute ? 

400. 69. In whose favour, did Edward give the 

award ? 

401. 69. Did John receive an independent crown ? 

402. 69. What was the consequence of Edward's in- 

justice ? 

403. 70. What was the fate of Baliol ? 

404. 70. Do you remember the name of the celebrat- 

ed Scotch hero, who brought about the 
deliverance of his country ? 

405. 70. In what year, did he rouse the chieftains to 

resistance ? 

406. 70. When they had broken the British bonds, 

on whom did they place the crown of 
Scotland ? 

407. 70. Where did Edward die ? 



25 

Q. P. 

408. 70. Whither was he then proceedmg ? 

409. 70. What injunction did he lay upon his son ? 

410. 70. In what year of his age, did Edward die ? 

411. 70. In what year of his reign ? 

412. 70. What title has Edward gained, by his great 

talents as a legislator ? 

413. 70. W^ho succeeded Edward I. 

414. 70. In what year, did his son ascend the throne ? 

415. 71. By what indiscretion, did Edward forfeit the 

esteem of his subjects ? 

416. 71. Whom did he first select, as a companion in 

his frivolous pursuits ? 

417. 71. What was the fate of Gavaston ? 

418. 71. Who was the next favourite ? 

419. 71. With whom, did Edward's queen conspire, 

against the administration of the Spensers? 

420. 71. What was the result of their combination ? 

421. 71. W^hat measure did the queen pursue, with 

respect to the king ? 

432. 71. Wliat happened to him, soon after this hu- 
miliaticn ? 

423. 71. Wliat celebrated battle was fought, in the 

sixth year of this reign ? 

424. 71. In what country, is Bannockburn ? 

425. 71. Who commanded the English forces ? 

426. 71. Who commanded the Scottish army ? 

427. 71. Which party was victorious ? 

428. 72. Who succeeded Edward II. on the throne of 

England ? 

429. 72. In what year, did Edward III. ascend the 

throne ? 

430. 72. By whom, was England invaded, in the be- 

ginning of this reign ? 



26 

Q. p. 

431. 72. Do you remember the names of the generals, 

selected by the Scottish prince ? 

432. 72. Who appeared at the head of the English 

forces, sent to oppose them ? 

433. 73. What sort of equipage had each of the Scot- 

tish light-armed cavalry ? 

434. 73. Mention his mode of cookery. 

435. 73. Which of the Scottish leaders entered the 

English camp, in the night, with a design 
of killing or carrying off' the king ? 

436. 73. What movement did the enemy soon after- 

wards make ? 

437. 73. What w^as the fate of the infamous Mortimer ? 

438. 74. To what foreign crown, did Edward III. as- 

sert that he had a right to succeed ? 

439. 74. Through whom, did he claim the right ? 

440. 74. Why was his claim not justly grounded ? 

441. 76. In what country is Crecy? 

442. 76. In what year, was a great battle fought there ? 

443. 76. Who was at the head of the English army? 

444. 76. Who headed the French ? 

445. 76. What was the number of men in the English 

army ? 

446. 76. What was the number of men in the French 

army ? 

447. 76. On which of his sons, did the king of Eng- 

land confer knighthood, before the battle ? 

448. 76. By which title, is this prince most common- 

ly known ? 

449. 76. Why was he so named? 

450. 77. How many crowned heads were in the field, 

on the side of the French monarch ? 

451. 77. Do you recollect their respective titles ? 



27 

Q. P. 

452. 78. Which side was victorious, the English or 

the French ? 

453. 78. How many men were killed, on the side of 

France ? 

454. 78: Which of the kings were left dead on the 

field? 

455. 78. What were the crest and motto of the king 

of Bohemia ? 

456. 78. By whom were these adopted ? 

457. 78. How many men did the English lose? 

458. 78. Before the conclusion of a truce with France, 

which town did Edward capture, after a 
very celebrated siege ? 

459. 78. Do you remember what destructive engine 

of war was used, for the first time in Eu- 
rope, at Crecy ? 

460. 78. Which party enjoyed this advantage ? 

461. 79. By whom, was gained the celebrated victory 

of Poictiers ? 

462. 79. How many men did the prince command in 

that battle ? 

463. 79. How many had the enemy ? 

464. 79. What eminent person is mentioned, as hav- 

ing been left a captive with the prince ? 

465. 79. Whom did the French king meet in Lon- 

don, as a companion of his misfortunes ? 

466. 79. On what terms, did the king of France ob- 

tain his liberty ? 

467. 79. What other agreement was then made? 

468. 79. In what year, did the Black Prince die ? 

469. 79. In what year of his age? 

470. 79. Mention the character given of him. 

471. 79. In what year of his age, did his father, Ed- 

ward III. die ? 



28 

Q. P. 

472. 79. In what year of his reign r 

473. 79. What honourabie order was instituted bj 

this prince ? 

474. 79. What magnificent castle did he build ? 

475. 79. What relief for the poor now began r 

476. 79. What manufacture was promoted ? 

477. 79. By what means ? 

478. 79. What badge of conquest was at this time 

abolished in England ? 

479. 40. In whose reign, had the use of the French 

language, in pleadings and public deeds, 
been introduced in England ? 

480. 79. Do you remember the name of a celebrated 

poet, who flourished in the time of Ed- 
ward ? 

481. 80. By whom, was Edward the third succeeded? 

482. 80. When did Richard ascend the throne? 

483. 80. At what age ? 

484. 80. Who was his father ? 

485. 80. By whom, was he assisted in the govern- 

ment ? 

486. 80. What is the most remarkable event in this 

reign ? 

487. 80. From what cause, did it proceed ? 

488. 80. Mention the names assumed by the most 

daring leaders of the populace ? 

489. 80. By the rivalship of which two martial fami- 

lies, was the tranquillity of the northern 
borders now disturbed ? 

By what surname, is Percy in general known : 

To what country, was Richard obliged to go, 
to quell insurrections ? 

By whom, was he dethroned ? 

Whose son was the duke of Lancaster ? 



490. 


80. 


491. 


81. 


492. 


81. 


493. 


81, 



29 

Q. P. 

494. 81. What produced the insurrection that caused 

Richard's dethronement ? 

495. 81. Where was the deposed monarch immured? 

496. 81. What is said further concerning him ? 

497. 82. Did he leave any posterity ? 

498. 81. What celebrated religious reformer died in 

this reign ? 

499. 81. In what year, did he die ? 



CHAPTER XL 



dOO. 82. In what year, did Henry the fourth ascend 
the throne ? 

501. 82. What relationship existed between him and 

the late king, Richard ? 

502. 84. What military order was now founded ? 

503. 83. In what year of his age did Henry die ? 

504. 83. In what year of his reign ? 

505. 84. Who ascended the throne after Henry IV. .^ 

506. 84. What relationship subsisted between the 

present and the last king.^ 

507. 84. Do you remember the name of the judge, 

whom Henry, when prince of Wales, had 
insulted on his tribunal r 

508. 84. In what manner, did that judge punish Hen- 

ry ? 

509. 85. Did Henry, after ascending the throne, re- 

sent the conduct of the chief-justice ? 

510. 85. What instructions did the young king give 

to his father's ministers, and the noble 
spirited Gascoigne ? 

511. 85. What injunction had the late king most em- 

phatically laid upon hi§ son ? 
C 2 



30 

Q. P. 

512. 85. Who was, at this thne, kmg of France P 

513. 85. By what calamity, was he afflicted ? 

514. 86. Having determined to invade France, at 

what port in that country did Henry land ? 

515. 86. What was the amount of his army ? 

516. 86. Of what description, were his soldiers ? 

517. 86. What town did Henry take by storm ? 

518. 86. How did he treat the garrison ? 

519. 86. Why did Henry put all the garrison to 

death ? 

520. 86. By what causes, was the English army se- 

verely wasted ? 

521. 86. Where was Henry surprised to see a French 

army drawn up to oppose him .^ 

522. 86. What was the number of the French ? 

523. 86. How many times more in number were they, 

than the English army ? 

524. 86. To the situation of what former princes, was 

that of Henry similar ^ 

525. 86. Which party was victorious ? 

526. 86. How many of the French were killed ? 
.527. 86. How m^any were taken prisoners d 

528. 86. What proportion did the French prisoners 

and killed bear to their entire army ^ 

529. 86. How many of the English were slain ? 

530. 86. What prevented all the European princes, 

in those days, from prosecuting a war with 
uninterrupted vigour ? 

531. 86. To what was Henry, through necessity, com- 

pelled ? 

532. S7, After Henry had landed a second time in 

France, what were the principal terms of 
the treaty concluded by him at Troye ? 



31 

Q. p. 

535. 87. To whom, was he, in a few days afterwards, 
married ? 

534. 87. By what deliberative body, was the treaty 

of Troye ratified ? 

535. 87. What happy event occurred to Henry, in the 

year 1422 ? 

536. 87. By what cause, was the earthly glory of the 

conqueror stopped short ? 

537. 88. In what year of his age, did he die ? 

538. 88. In what year of his reign ? 

539. 88. To whom, did he leave the regency of 

France ? 

:)40. 88. To whom, did he leave the regency of Eng- 
land ? 

541. 88. Whom did Henry's widow marry ? 

3 42. 88. In what way, did the doubtful or bad title of 
the princes of the house of Lancaster, be- 
come, advantageous to the state ? 

543. 89. By whom, was Henry V. succeeded. 

544. 89. Ill what year, did he become king ? 

545. 89. By what circumstance, was a war again ex- 

cited in France ? 

546. 89. Where was it supposed that the French 

would make the last stand, for the inde- 
pendence of their country ? 

'>47. 90. Do you remember the name of the extraor- 
dinary female, by whose means the garri- 
son of'Orleans was supplied with provis- 
ions, and the siege raised ? 

*)48. 90. In what year, did this occur? 

549. 90. In what employment, had she lived ? 

550. 92. By what name, is this celebrated woman gen- 

erally known ? 
.551. 92. By what atrocious act of barbarism, was the 
amiable character of the duke of Bedford 
sullied ? 



Q. P. 

552. 92. When were the English finally subdued m 

France ? 

553. 92. By whom, was Henry's title to the British 

crown disputed ? 

554. 93. From whom, was his rival descended ? 

555. 93. From whom, did the king derive his descent? 

556. 93. Who had the best title to the crown, — the 

duke of York or the reigning monarch ? 

557. 93. By what celebrated nobleman, was the duke 

seconded ? 

558. 93. Where was the first blood spilled, in that fa- 

tal quarrel ? 

559. 93. In what year? 

560. 93. Which party gained the advantage? 

561. 93. Where was the duke of York afterwards 

killed, and his army defeated ? 

562. 93. By whom, were the affairs of the Yorkists 

soon retrieved ? 

563. 93. Under what title, was the victor called to the 

throne ? 

564. 94. Who was the historian employed by Henry 



CHAPTER XII. 

565. 94. Who succeeded Henry VI ? 

566. 94. In what year, did Edward succeed him ? 

567. 94. Of which family, was Edward ; of Lancaster 

or York ? 

568. 95. By what symbol, were the adherents of the 

house of Lancaster known ? 

569. 95. How were the adherents of the house of 

York distinguished ? 



33 

Q. P. 

570. 96. By whose agency, was Edward for some 
time dethroned ? 

371. 93. By what additional title, is the earl of War- 
wick known ? 

572. 97. Do you remember the singular mode, by 
which the king's brother, the duke of Cla- 
rence, was put to death ? 

73, 97.^ In what year of his reign, did Edward IV. 
die ? 

574. 97. How many sons did he leave, and what were 
their names ^ 

375. 97. When was the modern art of Printing intro- 
duced into England ? 

576. 97. By whom ? 

577. 93. How long had it been invented, before its in- 

troduction into England } 

578. 98. Who succeeded Edward IV ? 

579. 98. In what year, did Edward V. begin his reign ? 

580. 98. In what year of his age ? 

581. 98. Whom had the young king's father desired 

to be invested with the regency, during the 
minority of his son ? 

582. 98. What relation did the duke bear to the 

young king? 

583. 93. What determination did he soon form ? 

584. 98. What was the fate of Edward and his 

brother ? 

585. 99. By what title, is the duke of Gloucester 

known, as king of England :" 

586. 99. In what year, did he assum-e the sceptre ? 
5 87. 99. By whom, was he dethroned ? 

588. 99. From Whom, was the earl descended ? 

5 89. 99. Where did he land .^ 

o90. 99. Where did the rivals meet in battle ? 



34 

Q. F. 

591. 100. Which army was defeated r 

592. 100. What was Richard's own fate ? 

59o. 100. By what title, did the earl of Richmond as- 
cend the throne ? 

594. 100. In what year? 

595. 100. Was he the true heir of the crown } 

596. 100. Who was now heir of the family of York, 

and considered as the true heir ? 

597. 100. Whom did Henry marry ? 

598. 100. Do you recollect the name of the youth, who 

was instructed to personate Edward Plan- 
tagenet, earl of Warwick ? 

599. 100. Whose son was this earl of Warwick ? 

600. 100. Whose nephew was he .^ 

601. 101. By what female, was this impostor encour- 

aged ? 

602. 101. Where was Simnel's party defeated, and 

Liixioclf taken prisoner ? 

603. 101. How was he afterwards treated ^ 

604. 102. Who was taught to personate the duke of 

York, one of the young princes murdered 
by order of Richard HI .^ 

605. 102. By whom was he encouraged, in this impos- 

ture } 

606. 102. To whom was the duke of York related ? 

607. 104. After Perkin had surrendered to the king, 

what measure was found necessary with 
regard to him ? 

608. 104. How long did Henry VII. reign ? 

609. 104. What character is given of him ? 

610. 104. What celebrated voyage was accomplished | 

in this reign, by a foreign navigator ? 

611. 104. What was that navigator's name ? 
612= 104. Of what country was he a native ? 



;35 

Q. P. 

613. 104. In what year, did he accomplish his desfgn? 

614. 105. By whom was Newfoundland discovered ? 

615. 105. In what year ? 

616. 105, Who succeeded Henry VII ? 

617. 106. What two persons suffered death, for their 

rapacity in the preceding reign ? 

618. 106. To whom was Henry first married ? 

619. 106. Whose wife had Catherine before been ? 

620. 106. Mention the name of the able minister em= 

ployed by Henry ? 

621. 106. Where was this extraordinary man born ? 

622. 107. After Wolsey had been promoted to the see 

of Lincoln, to what higher office in the 
church was he advanced by the king ? 

623. 107. To what still greater dignities, was he raised 

by the pope ? 

624. 108. Who was, about this time, the great promot- 

er of what is called the Reformation ? 

625. 108. What was his vocation ? 

626. 108. What is tne origin of the term, fii'otesiant .? 

627. 108. What title did the pope confer upon Henry, 

for his arguments against Luther ? 

628. 109. After Henry's divorce from Catherine, whom 

did he marry ? 

629. 109. Why did he remove Cardinal Wolsey from 

the office of chancellor ? 

630. 109. Whom did the king appoint chancellor, in 

the place of Wolsey ? 

631. 109. Where did the cardinal die ? 

632. 109. What exclamation did he make on his death- 

bed ? 

633. 110. Mention the names of the two eminent men, 

who were executed, for refusing to ac- 
knowledge Henry's supremacy in the 
church ? 



36 

Q. P. 

631. 110. When the king's passion for Anne Bole\'ii 
had abated, wJio was the next object of his 
impure love ? 

635. 1 10. Docs it appear that Anne was innocent of the 

scandalous charges made against her r 

636. 1 1 1. What sentence was pronounced against her ? 

637. 111. How was she put to death ? 

638. 111. W^hat is the best evidence, that can now be 

offered, to establish her innocence ? 

639. 1 12. After the death of Jane, whom did the king 

marry ? 

640. 1 12. Besides the disgust entertained by Henry to- 

wards Anne of Cleves, what other passion 
induced him to have himself divorced from 
her ? 

641. 112. What was Catherine Howard's fate ? 

642. 1 12. Does she bear a good, or a bad character ? 

643. 112. How long had she been married to the king ? 

644. 112. How many wives had Henry now beheaded, 

or lost ? 

645. 1 13. Did he marry again ? 

646. 1 13. Whom did he marry ? 

647. 113. In what year of his reign, did Henry die ? 

648. 113. In what year of his age ? 

649. 113. Who founded, in Oxford, the first chair for 

teaching Greek i' 

650. 114. By whom, was Henry VIII. succeeded r 

651. 114. Who was Edward's mother ? 

652. 114. Who was chosen protector? 

653. 114. What relationship subsisted between Hert- 

ford and the king .? 

654. 114. Of what religion, was Edward.^ 

655. 114. What form of worship was now established 

throughout the kingdom ? 



37 

Q. 1'. 

656. 1 14. What prelate is mentioned, as a sincere pro- 
moter of the Reformation ? 
65 7. 1 14. Who was opposed to him ? 

65S. 115. Do you remember the name of the noble- 
man, who, by his intrigues, obtained the 
duke of Somerset's office, and caused him 
to be beheaded ? 

6 59- 11 "j. A\'hose son was he ? 

660. 1 15. W^hat was the name of his fourth son ^ 

661. 116. To whom, did Northumberland marry him ? 

662. 1 1 5. From whom, was lady Jane Gray descended ? 

663. Ho. What change, relating to the crown, did 

Northumberland, by his artifices, induce 
young Edward to make ? 

664. 1 16. What had given Jane fair pretensions to the 

crown ? 

665. 116. In what year of his age, did Edward die ? 

666. 116. In what year of his reign ? 

667. 1 16. AVhat character is given of him ? 

668. 116. Who ascended the throne of England, afici* 

Edward VI? 

669. 1 16. In what ycaj', did JVIary become queen ? 

670. 1 10. Who were her parents ? 

671. 117. How long did lady Jane Gray wear the crown ? 

672. 1 17. What sentence was pronounced, against lady 

Jane and her husband? 

673. 1 17. What was the fate of lord Guildford's father • 

674. 117. What are said to have been the strongest 

passions of the queen's mind ? 

675. 117. Wliat form of worship did she establish 

throughout the kingdom ? 

676. 117. Wliich bishop was disthiguished for intoler- 



ance 
D 



38 

Q. P. 

677. 117. Which bishop was conspicuous amongst the 

prelates who suffered martyrdom ? 

678. 118. Whom did the queen marry? 

679. 118. What is her husband's character? 

680. 118. How was the public feeling displayed ? 

681. 118. What persons were, in consequence, taken 

to the scaffold ? 

682. 118. In what year of her reign, did Mary die? 

683. 118. In what year of her age ? 

684. 11 8. What eminent man expired on the same day ? 

685. 118. What is said respecting the dwellings of 

persons of considerable estate in England, 
about this time ? 

686. 118. W^hat is said of their fires ? 

687. 118. On what sort of beds, did the people sleep ? 

688. 118. Of what material, was almost all their domes- 

tic utensils ? 

689. 119. Who succeeded Mary on the English throne? 

690. 119. Who were her successor's parents ? 

691. 119. In what year, did she commence her reign? 

692. 1 19. Who were her principal ministers? 

693. 119. What religion was re-established in England, 

in the commencement of her reign ? 

694. 119. In what manner, did Elizabeth sway the 

sceptre ? 

695. 120. Who was the lineal heiress of the crown, af- 

ter Elizabeth ? 

696. 120. From whom, was she descended? 

697. 120. To whom, was she at this time married? 

698. 120. What induced her to return to Scotland? 

699. 122. To whom was she a second time married? 

700. 122. From what cause, did she conceive an incur- 

able antipathy towards Darnley ? 



39 

Q. V. 

701. 122. To whom, did Mary now attach herself? 

702. 122. What was the fate of her husband ? 

703. 122. Who are supposed to have been the perpe- 

trators of his murder ? 

704. 122. To whom, was Mary, in less than three 

months afterwards, married ? 

705- 122. Was Mary suffered to remain undisturbed, 
after this great atrocity ? 

706. 122. Who was proclaimed king of Scotland ? 

707. 122. Under what title, was he proclaimed ? 

708. 122. Into what country, did Mary escape ? 

709. 122. II ow was she treated in England ? 

710. 122. Upon what charge, was she condemned and 

beheaded ? 

711. 123. At what place, was she executed ? 

712. 123. In what year of her age ? 

713. 123. In what year of her captivity in England? 

714. 124. What continental monarch now meditated 

the invasion and entire conquest of Eng- 
land ( 

715. 124. Upon what pretensions, did he found his 

claim to the English crown ? 

716. 124. By what name, is known the famous fleet 

and armament, destined for the conquest of 
England ? 

717. 124. Of how many vessels, did it consist ? 

718. 124. Who was admiral of the English fleet? 

719. 124. What renowned seamen commanded under 

him ? 

720. 125. Was the Armada successful? 

721. 124. In what year, was that invasion attempted? 

722. 125. After the death of the earl of Leicester, who 

occupied his place in the queen's affec- 
tions ? 



40 

Q. p. 

723. 125. What caused her new favourite to attempt 

the overthrow of the government ? 

724. 125. How was he punished? 

725. 125. What effect did his death produce upon the 

queen? 

726. 126. In what year of her age, did she die ? 

727. 126. In what year of her reign? 

728. 126. What great seminary of letters did Elizabeth 

found ? 

729. 126. What was the population of England, at this 

time ? 

730. 127. By whom, were made several unsuccessful 

attempts, to establish a colony in ^''irginia ? 

731. 127. What plant, now of very extensive use, was 

brought into England, from \''irginia? 

732. 127. By whom, was it rendered fashionable? 

733. 127. What valuable article of food was brought 

into Ireland, by sir John Hawkins ? 

734. 127. In what year did he introduce it; and from 

what country ? 

735. 127. What two celebrated poets had Elizabeth 

the honour of patronizing ? 



CHAPTER XIIL 

736. 127. By whom was Elizabeth succeeded r 

737. 127. In what year, did James ascend the throne 

of England ? 

738. 127. Of what country, had he before been king ? 

739. 127. Under what title ? 

740. 127. What was the name and title of his father? 

741. 127. What was the name and title of his mother " 



41 

Q. P. 

742. 127. From what king of England was he descend- 

ed ? 

743. 128. Who was always regarded as the prime mm- 

ister of James ? 

744. 128. Do you remember the name of the famous 

individual, who was accused of conspiring 
to place lady Arabella Stuart on the throne ? 

745. 128. What sentence was, in consequence, passed 

upon him ? 

746. 128. Was he immediately executed ? 

747. 132. For what act, was he afterwards executed, 

under his former sentence ? 

748. 132. In what part ofthe world, was the town, which 

he seized and set on fire ? 

749. 132. Through what pretence, had he gone to that 

country ? 

750. 131. How long had he been confined in the Tower? 

751. 131. During his confinement, in what work was 

he engaged ? 

752. 132. In what year, was he executed ? 

753. 128. Do you lecollect in what year the Gunpow- 

der Plot was formed ? 

754. 128. What was the design of this plot ? 

755. 128. Who were its projectors? 

756. 128. Whom did they intend to destroy ? 

757. 129. By what means, v/as the destruction to be 

accomplished ? 

758. 129. What foreign officer had the conspirators 

engaged, to effect this? 

759. 129. Did they succeed in their purpose ? 

760. 129. Is it just, to involve the Roman Catholic body 

in this horrid plot ? 

761. 130. Who was the first favourite of James ? 

762. 130. What titles did James bestow upon him ? 

D2 



42 
Q. I'. 

763. 131. After Carr was, in consequence of his crimes, 

disgraced, on whom did lie next lavish hi& 
favours ? 

764. 13 h By what title, is Villiers known, as a duke i^ 

765. 132. In what year, did James die ? 

766. 132. In what year of his age ? 

767. 132. In what year of his reign over England ? 

768. 132. What was the name of his son ? 

769. 132. What great religious work was begun and 

finished, through the desire and patronage 
of James ? 

770. 133. Who was, in this reign, the most active pro- 

moter of the colonies ? 

771. 133. Which is the most ancient English establish- 

ment in America? 

772. 133. In what part of America is Jamestown? 

773. 133. When \vas it founded ? 

774. 133. Which is the most ancient permanent estab- 

lishment in New Eiic^land ? 

775. 133. When was New-Plymouth founded? 

776. 134. What highly eminent dramatic writer flour- 

ished in the reign of James ? 

777. 134. Who also were conspicuous for their comic 

talents ? 

778. 134. Who was the most correct historian of this 

age? 

779. 134. Who was the most distinguished lawyer? 

780. 134. Who were the most distinguished in mathe- 

matics? 

781. 134. Who is the inventor of logarithms ? 

782. 1 34. Who discovered the circulation of the blood ? 

783. 134. In what year, was made this most important 

discovery in physics ? 

784. 134. What title of honour did Janies originate : 



Q. P. 

785. 135. Who next reigned in England, after the first 

James ? 

786. 135. In what year, did his successor ascend the 

throne ? 

787. 135. What princess did Charles marry? 

788. 136. What was the chief cause of his disputes 

with the parliament ? 

789. 137. Vv^hat was the tenor of the sermons, preach- 

ed by the king's order ? 

790. 137. What punishment was inflicted, on those 

who refused to lend their money ? 

791. 137. Hov/ many gentlemen had sufficient spirit to 

demand enlargement? 
T 92. 137. Which of these patriotic individuals, brought 
the disputed question to a solemn argu- 
ment, in a court of law ? 

793. 137. By whom, was the country plunged into a 
war with France, in the year 1627 ? 

7 94. 137. Under what pretence, did the duke make an 
attack upon the Isle of Rhe ? 

795. 1 38. Vv"as he successful ? 

796. i 39. To which-seaport, did Buckingham repair, in 

the following year, for the purpose of pre- 
paring another expedition against France ? 

797. 139. What befel him there ? . 

798. 139. What had incited the assassin to this horrid 

deed .^ 

799. 140. By what act, did Charles raise the people of 

Scotland in rebellion against him ? 

800. 141. Who was their chief leader ? 

801. 141. Do you remember the title of the nobleman, 

v/ho was attainted by parliament, and whose 
warrant of execution was reluctantly sign- 
ed by the king ? 

802. 142. In what year, in this reign, did a formidable 

rebellion break out in Ireland ? 



44 

Q. p. 

803. 143. Afterthc king, dreading the tumults in the 
city, had retired to Hampton Court, what 
measures were taken by the parliament ? 

^04. 143. To what country, did he send the queen ? 

805. 143. What munitions of war did she bring back 

with her, to England ? 

806. 143. Where did Charles first erect his standard? 

807. 143. In what year ? 

808. 144. By whom, was the parliamentary army at 

first commanded ? 

809. 144. Who were intrusted with the navy ? 

810. 144. On which of the commanders, did the events 

of the war finally depend ? 

811. 144, W^here were the royalists irretrievably beat- 

en ? 

812. 145. After the parliament had acquired the as- 

cendance, did harmony continue in their 
meetings ? 

813. 145. W'hat new party arose, upon the ruins of the 

old ? 

814. 145. At what, did they aim ? 

815. 145. Who were their principal leaders ? 

816. 145. On whom, did the command of the army now 

devolve ? 

817. 145. By whom, was that officer, for a long time, 

entirely governed ? 

818. 146. W^hich house of parliament, the lords or the 

commons, appointed a High Court of Jus- 
tice, to try Charles for levying war against 
them ? 

819. 146. Was their vote assented to, or rejected, by 

the lords ? 

820. 146. Where did the court sit ? 



45 

Q. P. 

S2!. 146. Which two ofncers of the army are particu- 
larly named, as having been members of 
that court ? 

822. 146. Who was the president ? 

«23. 146. Where was the scaffold erected, upon which 
Charles was beheaded ? 

J4. 146. In what year? 

825. 147. In what year of his age, was he beheaded ? 

826. 147. In what year of his reign ? 

827. 147. How many sons did Charles leave ? 

828. 147. What are their names.- 

«29. 147. Do you remember the name of an eminent 
prelate, who flourished at this time ? 

1. 147. When was the commencement of the Eng- 
lish Commonwealth ? 

831. 149. By how many parties, had the ascendency 

been contended for, in Ireland ? 

832. 149. Name them. 

.833. 149. Who was then lord lieutenant of Ireland .? 

":^l. 1 19. To which party, had he, by the direction of 

Charles, surrendered all the garrisons in 

Ireland ? 

). 149. What towns were afterwards taken from the 

parliament, by the Irish and the royalists? 

ooh, 149. In this situation of affairs, who was appoint- 
ed lieutenant, or chief governor, of Ire- 
land ? 
r. 135. Which town did he first enter by assault ? 

838. 135. By how many men, was it garrisoned ? 

839. 135. In what manner, did he treat the garrison ? 

840. 135. What other town in Ireland, with its defend- 

ers, experienced a similar fate ? 

841. 136. Into whose hands, had fallen the wliolc an 

thoritv in Scotland ^ 



46 

S42. 136. Were they friendly, or opposed, to the royal 
interests ? 

843. 136. How were they inclined, as regarded the in- 

dcp end ants ? 

844. 136. What measure did they therefore adopt ? 

845. 149. On what condition, did they proclaim the 

prince of Wales ? 

846. 141. What do you mean by the covenant ? 

847. 149. Where had Charles been residing ? 

848. 149. Had he been in affluent and happy circum- 

stances ? 

349. 150. Wlien Fairfax had resigned his commission, 
who was appointed commander of all the 
forces in England ? 

850. 150. Where did Cromwell defeat the Scottish 

army ? 

851. 150. Whom did he leave, to complete the sdb- 

jection of Scotland ? 

852. 150. After the overthrow of his Scottish friends, 

at what port on the continent did Charles 
arrive ? 

853. 152. When Cromwell became chief-magistrate of 

Great Britain, under what title did he hold 
that office .^ 

854. 152. After the Dutch had been compelled to sue 

for peace, what other nation felt the vigour 
of the English arms .^ 

85 5. 152. What large island, in the West Indies, was 
taken from the Spaniards } 

856. 152. By what admirals, was it taken ? 

S57. 152. In what year ? 

858. 152. When did Cromwell die .^ 

859. 152. In what year of his age .^ 

860. 152. In what year of his protectorship .^ 



47 

Q. P. 

861. 152. Who was appointed to succeed him i 

862. 152. Who was then governor of Ireland ? 

863. 152. Who supported Richard Cromwell's authori 

Ly in Scotland ? 

864. 152. Was the new protector qualified to uphold 

the crazy grandeur of his father ? 

865. 152. Did he long hold his office ? 

866. 153. By whose agency, was the nation relieved 

from its state of anarchy ? 

867. 153. Who was in consequence proclaimed king? 

868. 153. How long had the Commonwealth subsisted? 

869. 153. What religious society was instituted during 

the commonwealth ^ 

870. 153. Who were the poets of that age .^ 

871. 153. What great poem was written by Milton ? 

872. 153. What employment did he exercise under 

Cromwell ? 



CHAPTER XIV. 

^^3. 154. In what year, did Charles II. ascend tiic 
throne ? 

374. 154. By what title, is distinguished the epoch of 
his being placed on the throne ? 

875. 154. Who was the father of Charles II. ? 

876. 154. What title of honour did Charles confer on 

general Monk ? 

877. 154. Wliom did he appoint prime minister.^ 

878. 156. What American colony did Charles seize 

from the Dutch ? 



48 

B7'9. 156. By what names, is that colony since known? 

880. 156. In what year, was that seizure made? 

881. 156. When did a dreadful plague occur in Lon- 

don ? 

882. 156. How many inhabitants were, in one year, 

swept off by this distemper.^ 

883. 156. By what signal calamity v/as the plague suc- 

ceeded .^ 

884. 156. How many streets did it consume ? 

885. 156. In these, how many houses were comprised? 

886. 156. In what way, did that great fire prove benefi- 

cial to London ? 

887. 157. The peace of Breda having given dissatisfac- 

tion to the people and the parliament, what 
minister was exiled to appease them? 

888. 157. What country did he select for his place of 

exile ? 

889. 157. What literary work did he there compose ? 

390. 157. When Charles had excluded all the virtuous 
statesmen from the administration, to what 
five persons were the national affairs in- 
trusted ? 

891. 157. By what appellation, are they knowai ? 

892. 157. Why was this title given to them .^ 

893. 158. Who were the most infamous of the atro- 

cious informers brought forward by the 
plot of 1678? 

894. 161. By what names, did the country and the couit 

party begin to be distinguished in parlia- 
ment, about the year 1681 ? 

89 5. 161. W^hat two parties of ancient Rome, did the 
whigs and the tories respectively resemble ? 

v896. 161. In the latter part of his reign, in what man- 
ner did Charles conduct the government? 



49 

S97. 161. When was there formed a regular project of 
insurrection ? 

898. 161. Do you remember the names of the council 

of six, by whom it was directed ? 

899. 161. Of whom, was Hambden a grandson ? 

900. 161. Of what form of government, were Essex 

and Sydney advocates ? 

901. 1 6 1 . At what, did Russel and Hambden aim ? 

902. 158. Of what religion, v/as the duke of York ? 

903. 161. What is said of lord Howard .^ 

904. 162. What was the design of Monmouth ? 

905. 161. Whose son was Monmouth ? 

906. 161. Of what church, was he a member ? 

907. 162. Notwithstanding their discordance, what feel- 

ing united them into one party ? 

908. 162. By what title, were known the meetings of 

an inferior order of conspirators, through 
the treachery of some of whom, intelligence 
of the conspiracy was given to the govern- 
ment ? 

909. 162. Which of the council of six suffered death ? 

910. 162. What unjust and inhuman judge presided at 

their trial ? 

911. 162. In what year, did Charles H. die? 

912. 162. In what year of his reign ? 

913. 162. Of what relin:ious faith, did he make profes- 

sion, on his death-bed ? 

914. 162. Do you recollect the name of the person, 

who attempted to carry off the crown and 
other regalia, from the Tower ? 

915. 163. By what famous law, passed in this reign, 

were the people of the British empire freed 
from arbitrary imprisonment ? 

916. 164. Who were the greatest poets of Charles the 

second's reign ? 
E 



50 

Q. P. 

917". 164. Of what celebrated satirical poem, was But- 
ler the author ? 

918. 164. Which is the most esteemed work of Dry- 

den ? 

919. 164. For what work is Bunyan celebrated ? 

920. 164. Which mathematicians rivaled the most il- 

lustrious philosophers of the European 
continent ? 

921. 164. What astronomical instrument did Gregory 

invent ? 

922. 165. In what year, was Pennsylvania founded ? 

923. 165. By whom ? 

924. 165. Had the late king, Charles II., any legitimate 

children ? 

925. 165. By whom, was he succeeded ? 

926. 165. Of what religion, was James II. ? 

927. 165. In what year, did his reign commence ? 

928. 165. In what proportion, did the protestants in 

England outnumber the Roman Catholics ? 

929. 166. What nobleman now disputed the right of 

James to the English throne ? 

930. 166. Who was the duke of Monmouth's father ? 

931. 166. But he was said to be a natural son : — what 

pretence could he therefore have to the 
throne ? 

932. 167. What generals were despatched to check the 

progress of Monmouth and his adherents r 

933. 167. By what title, was lord Churchill afterwards 

known ? 

934. 167. Where did a battle ensue ? 

935. 167. Which party was victorious ? 

936. 167. What was the fate of Monmouth ? 

937. 168. When James had, by his tyranny, roused tlu 

people of England to dethrone him, t(. 
whom did they apply for assistance ? 



51 

Q. P. 

938. 168. What relationship did the prince of Orange 

bear, to Charles I. ? 

939. 168. How was he related to the reigning king? 

940. 168. To whom, was he married ? 

941. 168. Where did he and his army land ? 

942. 168. Into what country, did James escape ? 

•43. 169. After the Convention had declared, that .Tames 
the second had abdicated the government, 
and that the throne had become vacant, on 
whom did they first settle the crown? 

944. 169. Who was to have the sole administration ? 

945. 169. To that settlement, what declaration was an- 

nexed ? 

946. 169. To whom, was James first married ? 

9 47. 1 69. Of what religion, was Anne Hyde ? 

948. 169. How many of his children by Anne, were 
now living ? 

9 49. 1 69. Mention their names, and to whom they were 
married ? 

950. 169. Who was the second wife of James ? 

951. 169. Of what religion, was she ? 

952. 169. How many of his children, by Maria, were 

now living ? 

9 53. 169. What was his son's Christian name and title ? 

'J54. 169. What was the amount of the national debt^ 
at the period of the Revolution ? 



CHAPTER XV. 

9b5. 169. Who ascended the throne, after James H. ? 
956. 170. Of what religion, w^as William ? 



52 

957. 170. To whom, did Ireland now iTiaintain allegi- 

ance, — to William or the exiled monarch? 

958. 170. Of v/hat religion, were the majority of the 

Irish people ? 

959. 170. By vnat continental sovereign, was James 

assisted r 

960. 170. Which city, in the North of Ireland, main- 

tained a most obstinate and successful siege, 
against James ? 

961. 170, Why did that city oppose James ? 

962. 171. Where did William and James engage in 

battle ? 

963. 172. Which of the antagonists was successful ? 

964. 171. In what year, was the battle of the Boyne ? 

965. 172. In what foreign country, did James again 

take refuge ? 

966. 172. After the defeat of the Irish, at Athlone and 

Aughrim, what was the only place of im- 
portance unsubdued ? 

967. 172. By whom, was Limerick forced to capitulate ? 

968. 173. Who was now the most celebrated admiral 

in the English service ? 

969. 173. Where was a treaty of peace concluded be- 

tween England and France ? 

970. 174. In v/hat year, did king William die ? 

971. 174. In what year of his age ? 

972. 174. In what year of his reign ? 

973. 174. What celebrated monarch, at this time, visit- 

ed England ? 

974. 174. To what did he principally attend, during his 

visit ^ 

975. 174. What two transcendent luminaries of sci- 

ence, had William the honour of employ- 
ing ? 



53 

Q. P. 

976. 174. In what year, did Newton die? 

977. 175. What is said of Robert Boyle .= 

978. 175. Who were the poets of this period ? 

979. 176. What two great military hospitals, were ei- 

ther commenced or completed in Wil- 
liam's reign ? 



CHAPTER XVI. 

980. 177. Who wielded the British sceptre, after the 

death of William ? 

981. 177. Of what prince, was Anne a daughter.^ 

982. 178. Under what famous commander, was the 

duke of Marlborough first inured to the 
dangers of the field r 

983. 178. In what great battle, did Marlborough estab- 

lish his renown ? 

984. 178. Who commanded the Imperialists, or troops 

of the German empire, at Blenheim ? 

'S5. 178. Who commanded the French army, by whom 
the allied troops were opposed ? 

986. 178. Which side gained the victory ? 

987. 179. What reply did Marlborough, make to Tal- 

lard, when the marshal, intending to com- 
pliment the duke, told him that " he had 
conquered the best troops in the world" ? 

988. 179. Of which political party, was Marlborough, 

—the whig, or tlie tory ? 

989. 179. In what country, is Gibraltar ? 

990. 179. By whom was it taken from the Spaniards ? 

991. 179. In what year? 

992. 180. When was a treaty signed at Utrecht, be- 

tween England and France ? 
E 2 



54 

Q. P. 

993. 180. In ^vhat year, was completed the legislative 

union between England and Scotland ? 

994. 180. By how many peers, is Scotland represented 

in the British parliament ? 

995. 180. By how many commoners ? 

996. 181. In what year of her age, did Anne die ? 

997. 181. In what year of her reign ? 

998. 181. Did any of her children survive her ? 

999. 181. From this period having been so prolific in 

writers of genius and elegance, how is it 
distinguished ? 

iOOO. 181. Of what periodical writings, was sir Richard 
Steele the founder ? 

1001. 182. Who was the brightest of the splendid con- 

stellation that appeared at this time ? 

1002. 182. What is his greatest work ? 

1003. 182. In the translation of Homer, by whom was 

he assisted ? 

1004. 182. What other works of Pope are instructi\c 

and amusing ? 

1005. 182. Who is highly celebrated, as a satirical poet, 

a political writer, and a patriot ? 

1006. 182. Who is the author of Gulliver's Travels ? 

1007. 183. Who is the author of the tragedy of Cato. 

and the principal contributor to the Spec 
tator ? 

1008. 183. Who was the founder of the English Opera ; 

1009. 184. To what rate, jier annum,, was the interest 

on money reduced, in the reign of Anne '^ 



55 



CHAPTER XVIL 
Q. P. 

10 10. 185. By whom, was Anne succeeded ? 

101 1. 185. In what year, did George the first ascend the 

throne ? 

1012. 185. Who was his father? 

1013. 185. Who was his mother ? 

1014. 185. What electorate of Germany, did he inherit ? 

1015. 185. To which of the political parties, was George 

inclined, — the whigs, or the tories ? 

1016. 185. Whom did he dismiss from the command of 

the army ? 

1017. 1 85. Who was restored to that office ? 

1018. 185. What celebrated statesman undertook to 

manage the house of commons ? 

1019. 186. Against what members of the late ministry, 

was an impeachment voted ? 

1020. 180. What was the family name of lord Boling*- 

broke ? 

1021. 180. What was the family name of the earl of Ox- 

ford ? 

1022. 186. What punishment was inflicted upon Bo- 

lingbroke and Ormond ? 

1023. 186. What caused the liberation of Oxford from 

the Tower ? 

1024. 186. By whom, was an attempt about this time 

made, upon the British throne ? 

1025. 186. Whose son was the chevalier .? 

1026. 186. By whom, was he assisted ? 

1027. 186. What continental sovereign, contrary to the 

treaty of Utrecht, had espoused his cause ? 

1028. 187. What Scottish nobleman was the chevalier's 

lieutenant general ? 



56 

p. 

1029. IS7. At what town, in England, did the pretend- 

er's adherents, under Forster, surrender 
themselves to the royal army ? 

1030. 188. Near what town, in Scotland, was fought the 

best contested battle that occurred during 
the whole rebellion ? 

JI031. 188. Who commanded the pretender's adherents 
at Dumblain ? (or Sheriffmoor ; from which 
place, this battle is frequently named ?) 

1032. 188. Who commanded the royal troops.^ 

1033. 188. Was this a decisive battle ? 

1034. 188. In what year, did these engagements occur ? 

1035. 188. By whose desertion, were the hopes of the 

insurgents completely ruined ? 

1036. 188. In this desperate state of his affairs, did the 

chevalier himself come over to Scotland ? 

1037. 183. Where did he land ? 

1038. 189. Where did he at length re-imbark for France? 

1039. 189. Were the persons engaged in this rebellion, 

of any particular religious sect ? 

1040. 189. As it was thought dangerous to hazard a 

general election, when the minds of the 
people were in so great a ferment, what 
bill was passed, relating to the parliament ? 

1041. 189. Flow long had triennial parliaments subsist- 

ed .? 

1042. 190. A war having again been declared against 

Spain, what English admiral obtained a 
great victory over the enemy's fleet, at 
Cape Passaro ? 

1043. 190. What title of nobility was conferred on him ? 

1044. 191. When information was received in England, 

of a fresh conspiracy by the pretender, 
what bishop was banished from the realm ? 

1045. 191. What nobleman was afterwards pardoned ? 



57 
Q. p. 

1046. 191. In what year, did those two incidents occur ? 

1047. 191. Dd you remember the name of the lord 

chancellor, .►ho was convicted of dishonest 
conduct ? 

1043. 191. When was he tried .? 

1049. 191. Where did Georgo I. die ? 

1050. 191. In what year".? 

1051. 191. In what year of his reign .'^ 

1052. 191. For what projects, is this reign rcmarivable ? 

1053. 19 1. Which was the most noted project? 

1054. 191. How did it terminate .^ 

1055. 191. \Vhen did the great duke of Marlborough 

die ? 

1056. 191. What is briefly related of his military char- 

acter ? 

1057. 191. What beautiful and grand cathedral was 

completed in this reign .^ 

1058. 192. In what year, was the first stone of that 

structure laid ; and by whom ? 

1059. 192. After what model, was it built ? 

1060. 192. Who were the poets, who began, in the 

reign of George I., to attract the public 
attention ? 

1061. 193. Which is the most admired of all Thomson's 

performances .^ 

i062. 19 3. Who is the author of the very fascinating 
romance, called Robinson Crusoe ? 

1063. 193. Upon whose adventures, was it founded? 

1064. 197. On what island, had Selkirk for several years 

lived ? 

1065. 193. Who was the next king of England, after 

George I. ? 



58 

Q. P. 

1066. 193. When did he ascend the throne ? 

1067. 193. Whose son was he .^ 

1068. 193. By what minister, was the interior govern- 

ment, or home department, at this period, 
chiefly conducted.'^ 

1069. 194. Who were the most eminent opposers of the 

ministry ? 

1070. 191-. Who was the greatest orator ? 

1071. 196. Vv^hat caused a war with Spain, in the year 

1739? 

1072. 196. Where is Porto Bello situated.? 

1073. 197. By what officer, was it taken, and its fortifi- 

cations destroyed 'sf 

1074. 197. In what year? 

1075. 197. What place in America, did the admiral 

next attack ? 

1076. 197. Who commanded the land-forces that ac- 

companied him ? 

1077. 197. Was the expedition successful.? 

1078. 197. To what cause, was owing its miscarriage ? 

1079. 197. What number of troops had general Went- 

worth r 

1080. 197. How many of these returned to. England .? 

1081. 197. In what year, was that unfortunate attempt 

made ? 

1082. 197. Who was sent to annoy the enemy in the 

South Sea ? 

1083. 19 8. By what causes, was the continent of Europe 

afilicted with most sanguinary contests ? 

1084. 198. Who was then king of Prussia ? 

1083. 198. As sovereign of what territory, did the king 
of England find an opportunity of engag- 
ing: ? 



59 

Q. P. 

1086. 198. By whom, were the British and Hanoverian 

troops and their auxiliaries opposed, in the 
battle of Dettingen ? 

1087. 198. By whom, were they commanded ; 

1088. 198. What eminent personages exposed them- 

selves in the very thickest of the fight ^ 

1089. 198. Which army was successful ? 

1090. 198. In what year, was that battle fought ? 

1091. 199. Who commanded the combined troops, in 

the battle of Fontenoy ? 

1092. 199. Who commanded the French army? 

1093. 199. Which side was victorious ? 

1094. 199. What reason is assigned for the duke of Cum- 

berland's defeat ? 

1095. 199. In what year, was that battle fought ? 

1096. 199. When compelled, by the loss of his influence 

in parliament, to resign all his employ- 
ments, how long had sir Robert Walpole 
been prime minister ? 

1097. 199. What title was conferred on him ? 

1098. 200. Which member of parliament, amongst the 

firm adherents of the people, was distin- 
guished for his wit, eloquence, and polish- 
ed manners ? 

';99. 200. In what year, did Charles Stuart, commonly 
called the young pretender, land in Scot- 
land ? 
100. 200. From what country, had he sailed .^ 

1 iOl. 200. What was the object of his invasion ? 

1 102. 201. Where did he first engage the royal army ? 

J 103. 201. Which party gained the victory ? 

1 104. 202. To what town in England, had he advanced, 
before he was obliged to return to Scotland ? 

1 10.5. 202. How far is Derby from London. 



60 

1106. 202. At what town in England, did he repulse hi» 

antagonists, in his retreat ? 

1107. 202. At what town in Scotland, did he a third time 

defeat the royal troops ^ 

1108. 202. In what year, occurred the decisive battle at 

Cullodcn IVKiir? 

1109. 203, Who commanded the royal troops at Cullo- 

den ? 

1110. 203. Who gained the victory — the duke or the 

pretender ^ 

1111. 203. Did the pretender again engage the royal 

army, after this defeat ? 

1112. 203, In. what country, did he seek refuge.^ 

1113. 219. In what year, did he die ? 

1114. 219. Who was the last of the royal house of Stuart? 

1115. 219. When did his death occur ? 

1116. 204. Who were recently the most distinguished 

sea-officers ? 

1117. 204. In what year, did the contending powders con- 

clude a treaty at Aix-la-Chapelle ? 

1118. 205. When Louis (the king of France) signed that 

treaty, what hostile plan had his ministers 
formed ? 

1119. 205. When did he commence his operations for 

this purpose ? 

1120. 205. On what British provinces, in America, did 

the French systemalically try to encroach? 

1121. 205. By what particular plan, did they endeavour 

to execute their design ^ 

1122. 205. How far did the inhabitants of Virginia con- 

sider that their territory extended, towards 
the west ? 

1123. 205. How far did the people of the two Carolinas 

conceive they might extend their planta- 
tions, without interfering with any of the 
European pov/ers ? 



61 

Q. P. 

1124. 206. In what year, did the several North Ameri- 

can colonies determine to support the Brit- 
ish claims : 

1125. 206, Who was despatched from Virginia, against 

the French on the Ohio ? 

1 126. 206. What French officer did he encounter? 

1127. 206. What British officer came over, in the fol- 

lowing year, with two regiments of foot ? 

1128. 206. Towards what fort, did he advance ? 

1129. 206. What occurred, when he was within ten 

miles of the fort .^ 

1130. 206. What provincial officer was highly distin- 

guished in this tragical affair ? 

H31. 206. W^hen did it occur ? 

■ 132. 207. By whose misconduct, were the French en- 
abled to capture the island of Minorca from 
the English ? 

1133. 207. Who was the father of admiral Byng ? 

1134. 207. How long had England held Minorca.^ 

1135. 207. In what year, did she lose it .^^ 

1 136. 207. What punishment was inflicted upon Byng ; 

1137. 207. Who was shortly afterwards appointed sec- 

retary of state, for the foreign department, 
and considered prime minister ? 

1138. 219. What title was subsequently conferred on 

him ? 

1139. 208. Who were, at this time, the most distinguish- 

ed military officers in the East Indies ? 

1140. 208. Where is Minden ? 

1141. 208. By whom were the English forces and their 

allies commanded, in the battle of Minden ? 

1 142. 208. By whom, were their antagonists, the French, 

commanded ? 

1 143. 208. Who gained the victory ? 
F 



62 

Q. P. 

1144. 208. In what year, was that great battle fought? 

1145. 209. By whom, were the American fortresses of 

Ticonderoga and Crown-Point captured 
from the French ? 

1146. 209. By whom, was Fort du Quesne, (pronounced 

du Kane) taken ? 

1147. 209. What town is now built upon the site of 

that fort ? 

1148. 209. What was the most brilliant achievement 

during this war ? 

1149. 209. When was Quebec captured? 

1150. 209. Of what province, is it the capital ? 

1151. 209. To what nation, did it then belong? 

1 152. 209. By what British officer, were the French de- 

feated at Quebec ? 

1153. 209. Who commanded the French troops ? 

1 154. 210. Did Wolfe survive the victory ? 

1155. 210. After the capture of Quebec, what other 

places in America were surrendered to the 
British ? 

1156. 210. What places at length remained to France, 

of her numerous settlements in North 
A'merica ? 

1157. 210. By whom, w^as a French fleet defeated, be- 

tween Belleisle and Cape Quiberon ? 

1158. 211. W^here is Carrickfergus situated ? 

1159. 211. By what French officer, was it taken ? 

1160. 211. In what year ? 

1161. 211. Near what island, was Thurot afterwards de- 

feated and killed ? 

1162. 211. When did George II. die : 
i 163. 211. In what year of his age ? 

1 164. 211. In what year of his reign ? 



63 
q. P. 

1 165. 212. What interesting poem was written by Som- 

erville ? 

1 166. 212. What translations, by Pitt, are said to be har- 

monious and correct ? 

1 1 67. 212. What are the poetical and other compositions 

of West? 

i 168. 212. What character is given of Collins ? 

1 169. 212. Of what do the poems of Shenstone consist ? 

1170. 212. In what compositions of Doctor Young, is 

there a copious display of the highest order 
of talent ? 

1171. 212. By what poem, is Akenside best known ? 

1172. 212. Wliat is the most esteemed poem of Gray ? 
I 1 73. 212. Who were celebrated as divines, in this reign ? 

1174. 212. Of what classical works, did Clarke publish 

improved editions ? 

1175. 213. Who was the author of Pamela, Clarissa, and 

Sir Charles Grandison ? 

1176. 213. What cotemporary novelist was not inferior 

to Richardson ? 

1177. 213. Do you remember the titles of the several 

works of fancy, written by Smollett ? 

1178. 213. What foreign compositions did he translate? 

1 179. 213. Of what history, did he write a continuation ? 

1180. 213. What American colony was planted in this 

reign ? 

1181. 213. When was the alteration ill the calendar, 

called the Gregorian, or New Style, made 
in England ? 



64 
CHAPTER XVIII. 

Q, P. 

1182. 214. AVho was the next king of Great Britain, 

after George II. 

1 183. 214. In v/hat year, did he ascend the throne ? 

1184. 214. Who was his father? 

1185. 214. What relation did he bear to George II ? 

1 186. 214. To whom, was he married ? 

1187. 216. Against what country, did England declare 

war, in the year 1762 ? 

1188. 217. What great sea-port tow n in the West Indies., 

was, in the same year, taken by the Eng- 
lish, from Spain ? 
i 189. 217. What Spanish town, in the East Indies, did 
they take by storm ? 

1190. 217. Of what island, is Manilla the capital ? 

119 1. 217. Under wh.ose connmand, was the armament 

which stormed Manilla ? 

1192. 218. In what year, was a treaty of peace signed 

by the belligerent powers, at Fontainbieau ? 

1193. 218. What colonies were ceded to Great Britain, 

by France ? 

1194. 218. What colonies were yielded by Spain ? 

1195. 218. As an equivalent for these, of what conquests 

did Spain" obtain restitution r 

1196. 218. Wlio was at this time prime minister of Great 

Britain .^ 

1197. 215. From what circumstance, did lord Bute en- 

joy an ascendency over the king's mind ? 

1198. 218. By whom, was he succeeded, in the office 

of prime minister ? 

1 199. 21 8. Do you remember the name of the celebrated 

politician, who edited a periodical work 
called the North Briton, which was viru- 
lently opposed to lord Bute ? 



6B 

Q. P. 

1200. 218. By whom, were the measures of lord Bute 

advocated ? 

1201. 219. What bold experiment began, in the time of 

George Grenville's administration ? 

1202. 219. In what year, was that experiment first tried ? 

1203. 219. What great statesman and orator had opposed 

the principle of colonial taxation ? 

1204. 219. In allusion to the spirit excited by that ob- 

noxious measure, what bold language did 
he use ? 

1205. 219. What new foe appeared against the English, 

in the East Indies ? « 

1206. 220. When did lord North commence his long 

prime ministry ? 

1207. 221. When this minister had yielded a little to the 

mercantile voice, with regard to the obnox- 
ious imposts attempted to belaid upon the 
American colonies, on what article did he 
still retain the duty ? 

1208. 221. For what purpose, was the duty on tea ap- 

parently retained ? 

1209. 221. In consequence of this impost, in what year, 

was the tendency to riot first displayed in 
America ? 

210. 222. Where, and in what year, did a Congress of 
the American colonies first assemble ? 

1211. 223. Can you enumerate the thirteen united colo- 



1212. 223. Whom did they place at the head of their 

armies ? 

1213. 222. When did actual warfare begin, between 

Great Britain and the colonies ? 

1214. 222. Where did the first battle, or rather skirmish, 

ensue ? 
! ; 1 5. 222. In which of the states, (then named colonies,) 
is Lexington ? 
F 2 



66 

Q. V. 

1216. 222. On what hill, near Boston, was a celebrated 

battle fought ? 

1217. 223. In that engagement, how many of the Eng- 

lish troops were killed and wounded ? 

1218. 223. How many of the Americans? 

1219. 222. Who commanded the English ? 

1220. 223. Wlio commanded the Americans in their 

unsuccessful atten^pt upon Quebec ^ 

1221. 223. Did Montgomery survive tlie repulse? 

1222. 223. What places had he previously captured? 

1223. 223. Whci^did the united colonies renounce their 

allegiance to Great Britain ? 

1224. 223. By whom was their Declaration of Independ- 

ence composed ? 

1225. 224. Repeat the first sentence or period of that 

celebrated instrument ? 

1226. 224. By what European kingdom, were the Ame- 

ricans assisted ^ 

1227. 224. When did France declare in their favour ? 

1228. 224. Where did the Americans give a decisive 

blow to the English power in the united 
colonies ? 

1229. 225. Where is Yorktown situated ? 

1230. 225. Who commanded the British troops at York- 

town ? 

1231. 225. Who commanded the American and French? 

1252. 2257 Who was at the head of the French troops, 
under Washington ? 

1233. 225. Who v/as admiral of the French fleet, in the 

Chesapeake ? 

1234. 226. By whom, was he afterwards defeated in the 

West Indies ? 

1235. 226. YN^hat was the most interesting military 

!5cene, in the year 1782 ? 



67 

Q. F. 

V236. 226. By what enemies, was that fortress then as- 
sailed ? 

1237. 226. During how long a time, had the Spaniards 

been firing against it ? 

1238. 226. What officer was intrusted with its defence? 

1239. 227. Did the assailants succeed, in reducing it? 

1240. 227. What two celebrated orators, had long com- 

bated, in parliament, the unjust proceed- 
ings of the English ministry, with regard 
to America ? 

1241. 228. What member of parliament succeeded in 

obtaining a vote, that a pacific address 
should be presented to the king ? 

1242. 228. What nobleman was in consequence appoint- 

ed first lord of the treasury, and prime 
minister ^ 

1243. 228. Who were made secretaries of state .'^ 

1244. 228. What other persons were members of the 

new government ? 

1245. 228. To whom, was given the vice-royalty of Ire- 

land ? 

1246. 228. Who was continued in the office of lord 

chancellor ? 

1247. 228. After the death of the marquis of Rocking- 

ham, who became prime minister ? 

1248. 228. When many of the most distinguished mem- 

bers, had, in consequence of lord Shel- 
burne's appointment, seceded from the ad- 
ministration, who was made chancellor of 
the exchequer ? 

1249. 228. When had lord Chatham died ? 

1250. 228. When were the preliminaries of peace ar- 

ranged, between Great Britain and the col- 
onies, and their independence acknowledg- 
ed? 



68 

Q. p. 

125 {. 228. When was this memorable adjustment rati- 
fied? 

1252. 228. Where did the commissioners for this pur- 

pose meet ? 

1253. 229. Do you remember the names of the commis- 

sioners on the part of England ? 

1254. 229. Who were the commissioners on the part of 

America ? 

1255. 229. During the colonial war, what country in 

Asia also displayed a scene of miserable 

devastation ? 

1256. 229. After the death of the noted sultan, Hyder 

Ally, by whom Was he succeeded ? 

1257. 229. Who was at this time governor of the Brit- 

ish possessions in the East ? 

1258. 233. During his trial, under an impeachment, 

who were the most remarkable speakers ? 

1259. 233. What opinion was given of Mr. Sheridan's 

speech, by Mr. Pitt ? 

1260. 233. How long did the trial of Hastings continue ? 

1261. 233. Was he convicted .^ 

1262. 230. Do you recollect the name of the misguided 

nobleman, who headed associations in Scot- 
land, inimical to the Roman Catholics ? 

1263. 230. What devastations did his partisans commit, 

in London ? 

r264. 231. What celebrated member of the Irish house 
of commons, obtained a large sum of mo- 
ney, for the purchase of an estate, in con- 
sequence of his patriotic services ? 



69 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII, 

SECOXD PART. 
Q. P. 

! 265, 237. Vv^-jen did the popular voice become entirely 
predominant in France r 

1266. 235. "Who was then king of France ? 

1267. 237. When did the citizens, aided by some of the 

military, storm and destroy the state pris- 
on, in Paris, called the Bastile ? 

1268. 237. Amongst what foreitjn princes, did this and 

other transactions of a similar kind, create 
alarm ? 

1 269. 237. Which of these sovereigns prepared to assist 

Louis, in opposing the French people ? 

1270. 239. By what members of the British house of 

commons, were the principles and con- 
ductors of the French Revolution violently 
censured ? 

1271. 239. By whom were its principles at the same 

time defended ? 

1272. 239. Who soon afterwards published a work, en- 

titled. Reflections on the French Revolu- 
tion ? 

•• 

12 73. 239. What famous political writer in opposition 
to Mr. Burke, published a book called The 
Ricrhts of Man ? 

1274. 239. In what year, were those works published ? 

1275. 239. What eminent divine and philosopher had 

his house, Sec, burned, by the enemies of 
freedom, at Birmingham ? 

1276. 241. When was the king of France beheaded ? 

1277. 241. Wlien intelligence of that event reached Eng- 

land, what measure was pursued, with re- 
gard to the French ambassador ? 



70 

Q. P. . ^ 

1278. 241. How did the French Republic resent this : 

1279. 241. What was then the amount of the national 

debt of England ? 

1 280. 242. Who commanded the British troops, to whom 

Valenciennes surrendered ? 

1281. 242. Where did the duke afterwards meet a severe 

repulse ? 

1282. 242. To what British admiral, were the town and 

shipping* of I'oulon surrendered ? 

1283. 242. When it became necessary for the British to 

retire, by whom was the burning of the 
magazines, vessels of war. Sec. directed ? 

1284. 242. When was Marie Antoinette, widow of the 

unfortunate Louis, taken to the scaffold ? 

1285. 244. By what nations, was France now assailed ? 

1286. 244. Did she preserve her territory uninjured, 

against this powerful combination ? 

1287. 244. Were the French equally successful at sea, 

as on land ? 

1288. 244. What formidable enemy had they, on that 

element, to encounter ? 

1289. 244. By what admiral, were they defeated, on the 

first of June, 1794 ? 

1290. 24^4. How many vessels of the line, did he then 

command ? 

1291. 244. By how many, was he opposed ? 

1292. 246. By what admirals were the next two victo- 

ries gained over the French ? 

1293. 246. What important Dutch colony, was, in the 

same year, captured by the English ? 

1294. 247. By what two nations, was war shortly after- 

wards declared against Great Britain ? 

1295. 247. By whom, was a splendid victory gained 

over the Spanish fleet ? 



71 

Q. V. 

1296. 247. In what year? 

1297. 247. Of how many vessels of the line, did the 

Spanish fleet consist ? 

1298. 248. Of how many vessels, was the English fleet 

composed ? 

1299. 248. With what title, was admiral Jervis reward- 

ed ? 

1300. 248. By what naval oflicer, was the admiral most 

gallantly assisted ? 

1301. 249. Do you remember the name of the famous 

general of the French armies, by whom the 
Austriaiis were, about this time, severely 
beaten, and compelled to conclude a peace? 

1302. 246. Of what country, was he a native ? 

1303. 249. In what year, of this reign, did a formidable 

rebellion break out in Ireland ? 

1304. 250. What were the objects intended to be ac- 

complished by the leaders of that rebel- 
lion ? 

1305. 250. By what name, were known the opposers of 

the government ? 

1306. 250. By what title, were the persecuting party 

distinguished ? 

07. 250. What nobleman had been sent over, in the 
year 1795, for the avowed purpose of heal- 
ing the dissensions in Ireland ? 

108. 250. When lord Fitzwiliiam was suddenly recall- 
ed, who was sent to Ireland in his place ? 

1309. 251. When lord Cambden was recalled, what hu- 

mane nobleman was deputed to restrain 
the fury of civil war.? 

1310. 26 1. Did he succeed in rosloring tranquillity.^ 

1311. 251. By whom, were the French troops command- 

ed, that afierwards raised disturbance in 
the v/est of Ireland .- 



i 



Q. P. 

1312. 252. What British admiral captured a squadron 
of French ships of war, at Lough Swilly ? 

1,313. 252. Through what country, did the French en- 
deavour to reach the British settlements 
in India .^ 

1314. 252. How many troops were despatched for this 

purpose ? 

1315. 253. To ^yhom, was the command given ? 

1316. 25 3. By what famous admiral, v^as the French 

fleet defeated, in Aboukir Bay ? 

1317. 25 3. How many vessels did he capture or destroy ? 

1318. 253. By what title of nobility, was he in conse- 

quence honoured ? 

1319. 253. Who defeated Buonaparte, at Acre? 

1320. 253. Had Buonaparte, at any time before, been 

defeated ? 

1321. 253. On his sudden return to France, what office 

was conferred upon him r 

1322. 253. W^hen was that appointment made .^ 

1323. 254. Who was at this time oovernor of British 



India ? 



1324. 254. By what generals, was Seringapatam cap- 

tured ? 

1325. 254. Of whose territories, was that city the capi- 

tal .? 

1326. 254. What was the fate of Tippoo ? 

1327. 254. AVhen, and where, did 

die ? 

1328. 254. In what year of his age ? 

1329. 255. Wlien, and where, did i 

die ? 

1330. 255. In what year of his age ? 



1327. 254. AVhen, and where, did Benjamin Franklin 
die? 



1329. 255. When, and where, did general Washington 
die? 



73 

CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 

THIRD PART. 
Q. P. 

1331. 255. When did the legislative union take place, 
between Great Britain and Ireland.^ 

M32. 255. How many spiritual lords and temporal peers 
of Ireland, now sit in the house of lords 
of the United Kingdom ? 

1333. 255. How many Irish representatives, sit in the 

house of commons ? 

1 334. 256. After the talents of the first consul had again 

compelled the continental allies to con- 
clude a peace, what four powers leagued 
against the maritime encroachments of 
Great Britain } 

iooo. 256. To defeat this compact, who was sent to 
attack the fleet and batteries at Copen- 
hagen ? 

What was the result of this attack ? 

Vvhat number of troops did England send to 
Egypt, to oppose the French ? 

Who were their commanders } 

To what measure did they compel the French 
who survived the carnage of the field ? 

Which of the British commanders was mor- 
tally wounded ? 

1341. 256. When the intended negotiation for peace, 

rendered it necessary to form another cab- 
inet, and for Mr. Pitt to retire, who was 
placed at the head of the new administra- 
tion ? 

1342. 257. When, and where, was the definitive treaty 

of peace signed } 

1343. 257. With what parties, did Great Britain treat? 
G 



1 L>o6. 


255. 


1337. 


256. 


1338. 


256- 


1339. 


256. 


1340. 


256. 



74 

Q. V. 

1344. 257. What conquests, did she restore? 

1345. 257. How much was then her national debt ? 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 
FOURTH PART. 

1346. 258. Who was, at this time, the English ambas- 

sador at Paris } 

1347. 258. Who was the French ambassador at London? 

1348. 258. When did war again break out, between 

England, on the one side, and the French 
and Batavian republics, on the other? 

1349. 258. How long had the peace continued ? 

1350. 258. By which nation, was the war now declared ? 

1351. 258. W^hat is supposed to have been the chief 

incentive to hostility, on the part of Eng- 
land ? 

1352. 258. When did an insurrection occur in the Irish 

capital I 

1353. 258. Who was its promoter? 

1354. 259. What was the result ? 

1355. 259. W^hat was the consequence to Emmett, and 

some others of the party ? 

1356. 259. Who then presided over the Irish councils, 

as lord lieutenant ? 

1357. 259. On the resignation of Mr. Addington, who 

resumed the office of prime minister? 

1358. 260. In what year, did Spain commence hostilities 

against Britain ? 

1359. 260. What title was, about the same time, con- 

ferred on Napoleon Buonaparte ? 



75 
^. p. 

i 360. 260. What titles were respectively conferred upon 
ail the branches of the Buonaparte family ? 

1361. 260. When did Russia and Austria join with 
England, against France ? 

1662. 260. What three emperors were present, in the 
memorable battle of Austerlitz ? 

1363. 260. Which emperor gained the victory? 

1364. 261. By what British admiral, were the combined 

fleets of France and Spain defeated off 
Cape Trafalgar ? 

1365. 261. How many sail of the line had the enemy, in 

the battle of Trafalgar ? 

1366. 261. How many had the British ? 

136r. 261. What melancholy loss did the victors sustain? 

1368. 260. In what year, did that famous battle occur? 

1369. 261. Where did lord Cornwallis die .^ 

1370. 261. In what year, did Mr. Pitt die ? 

1371. 261. In what year of his age ? 

1372. 262. Did anv change now take place in the ad- 

ministration ? 

1373. 262. Who became first lord of the treasury ? 

1374. 262. Who were made secretaries of state ? 

1375. 262. Who was made lord chancellor? 

1376. 262. To what other eminent statesmen, of the 

liberal party, were important offices as- 
signed ^ 

1377. 262. Who was made lord lieutenant of Ireland.^ 

1378. 262. Who was made lord chancellor .? 

1379. 262. Who was appointed master of the rolls ? 

1380. 262. In what year, did the slave-trade cease, as 

regarded the importation of slaves into the 
British colonies ? 



1S81. 262. .\\ IivO ^vas the most strenuous and persever- 
ing advocate of the oppressed Africans ? 

1382. 262. Vv'hcn did a similar non-importation com- 

mence in the United States ? 

1383. 26-1-. ^Vho was the great political opponent of 

Mr, Pitt? 

1384. 264. In what year did he die ? 

1385. 264. At what age ? 

1386. 265. When Napoleon had accomplished his de- 

signs in the north, what other countries 
did he attack ? 

1387. 266. To what expedient, did he compel the court 

of Portugal ? 

1388. 266. How did he act with rc,s;ard to Spain ? 

1389. 266. To whom, did he give the Spanish crown? 

1390. 266. When did this event occur? 

139 1. 266. Did the Spanish nation tamely submit to this 

usurpation ^ 

1392. 266. Whose aid did they solicit? 

1393. 266. Did the Portuguese resist the French? 

1394. 266. What Brilish ofiicer was sent to the relief of 

Lisbon ? 

1395. 266. Where did he first defeat the enemy? 

1396. 266. To what measure, did he compel them? 

1397. 266. In wliat country, was Sir Arthur Wellesle} 

(afterwards duke of Wellington) born ? 

1398. 267. What was the principal object of the vas, 

arniament, shortly afterwards prepared in 
the English harbours ? 

1399. 267. To whom was given the command of that 

expedition ? 

1400. 267. Whose brother was lord Chatham ^ 

1401. 267. Was the enterprise successful? 



77 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII 

FIFTH PAR T, 

Q. P. 

1402. 268. In what year, did it become necessary to ap- 

point a Regent ? 

1403. 268. To whom, did parliament assign that impor- 

tant office } 

U04. 268. What was then the population of Great 
Britain ? (comprising England, Scotland, 
and Wales.) 

1405. 268. What was the population of Ireland .> 

1406. 270. By what title, was the illustrious command- 

er. Sir Arthur Wellesley, known ? 

107. 270. Who gained the victories of Talavera, Bu- 
zaco, Fuentes d' Honor, Ciudad Rodrigo, 
Badajoz, and Salamanca ? 

1408. 270. Who gained the battle of Albuera? 

1409. 270. By whom, was the battle of Baroso won? 

1410. 270. Who claimed the honours of Tariffa.? 

1411. 270. Who were the commanders that opposed 

the British, Spanish, and Portuguese com- 
bined armies ? 

1412. 270. As Napoleon was unable to preserve the 

ancient colonies of France, in Asia and 
America, what equivalent did he seem 
anxious to gain, in Europe ? 

1413. 270. Under what pretence, did he march against 

Russia ? 

114. 270. In what year? 

1415. 271. What great city in Russia did Napoleon 
succeed in enlering ? 

! 16. 271. By what cause, was he compelled to retreat 
from Mo SCO A' ? 

c; 2 



78 

Q. p. 

\4\7. 271. By whom, had Moscow been set on lire r 

1418. 271. With what design ? 

1419. 271. When did Napoleon leave that scene of de- 

solation ? 

1420. 272. How many of his officers were captured, 

during his retreat ? 

1421. 272. How many non-commiissioned officers and 

privates ? 

1422. 272. How many pieces of cannon r 

1423. 272. Where was Napoleon afterwards severely 

beaten ? 

1424. 272. When was he compelled to evacuate Leipsic? 

1425. 272. How many men had the French army lost, 

within a month ? 

1426. 272. How many, within a year ? 

1427. 273. What famous general had, in the meantime, 

driven the P'rench out of Spain, and gained 
a firm footing in France ? 

1428. 273. When did a British detachment occupy 

Bordeaux ? 

1429. 273. When did Paris capitulate to the allies ? 

1430. 273. Whom did the French senate place at the 

head of the provisional government ? 

1431. 273. What declaration did they make? 

1432. 273. What was the substance of the treaty, made 

between the allied powers and Buonaparte? 

1433. 273. Did the British ministry refuse their con- 

currence with this treaty r 

1434. 274. Where had the Bourbon claimant of the 

French throne latterly resided ? 

1435. 274. By what title, was he now recognised ' 



79 

Q. P. 
1436. 274. When, and where, was a general peace 



signed ? 



1437. 274. With what country, was Great Britain yet 
at war ? 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 
SIXTH PAR T. 

1438. 274. When had war been declared against Great 

Britain, by the United States ? 

1439. 274. What American general basely surrendered 

his army at Detroit ? 

1440. 275. By whom, was a British squadron defeated 

on Lake Erie ? 

1441. 274. By whom, was another British squadron de- 

feated on Lake Cbamplain ? 

1442. 275. What enemy, of unusual vigour, did the 

British find on the Atlantic ? 

1443. 276. What officer defeated the British at New 

Orleans ? 

1444. 276. What British officers were killed at New 

Orleans ? 

1445. 276. When, and where, was a treaty of peace 

signed between the belligerents ? 

1446. 276. What object did they covenant to persevere 

in? 

1447. 276. To whrit subject, did the articles of this 

treaty chiefly relate .^ 

1448. 276. Was any notice taken of the circumstances 

which had occasioned the war ? 



80 

a. P. 

1449. 276. Do you remember the names of the most; 

illustrious personages that visited the 
English capital during this year } 

1450. 276. What was, at that time, the annual expendi- 

ture of Great Britain ? 

1451. 276. To how much did the funded debt amount ? 

1452. 276. Of how many vessels, did the navy consist ? 

1453. 276. How many of these were of the line ? 

1454. 276. How many were frigates ? 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 
SE VEJ\'TH PAR T. 

1455. 277. Did Louis XVIII. faithfully observe the 

terms on which he had ascended the throne 
of France ? 

1456. 277. When did Napoleon return to France? 

1457. 277. Where did he land .P 

1458. 277. Did he meet any serious opposition, on his 

road to Paris ? 

1459. 277. What great powers immediately combined 

to expel him from France ? 

1460. 278. Where was a decisive battle fought, between 

Napoleon and the allies ? 

1461. 278. Vv~ho commanded the allied troops.^ 

1462. 278. Which commander was successful; lord 

Wellington, or Napoleon ? 

1463. 278. When did this celebrated battle occur .^ 

1464. 279. When did the allies again enter Paris? 



81 
Q. p. 

1465. 280. After Napoleon had surrendered himself to 

the captain of a British ship of war, what 
determination was formed, as to his future 
treatment ? 

1466. 280. To what nation, does St. Helena belong ? 

1467. 280. Where is it situated .^ 

I 468. 280. What relation of Buonaparte was at this time 
dethroned and put to death ? 

1469. 280. Of what country, had Murat been king? 

1470. 280. Do you remember the names of Napoleon's 

brothers ? 

1471. 280. In what most beneficial duty, was a portion 

of the great naval strength, in the following 
year, employed ? 

1472. 280. What admiral was despatched against the 

piratical states ? 

1473. 280. At what places, did he succeed in his mis- 

sion, without a battle ? 

1474. 281. What town was he under the necessity of 

bombarding ? 

1475. 281. By what foreign fleet, was he supported; 

and by whom, was it commanded ? 

1476. 281. To what terms, did the gallant assailants 

compel the dcy of Algiers to submit ? 

1477. 282. When did George III. die .^ 

1478. 282. In what year of his age ? 

1479. 282. In what year of his reign ? 

1480. 282. By whom, was he succeeded ? 

1481. 282. Under what title, did the prince succeed him? 

1482. 282. Besides the prince of Whales, how many other 

sons did George III. leave ? 

1483. 282. Do you recollect their titles ? 

1484. 282. Which of these is now presumptive heir to 

the crown ? 



82 

Q. P. 

1485. 282. Who displayed most admirable research, as 
a manufacturer of porcelain ? 

] 486. 282. What was the most ancient mode of spin- 
ning ? 

1487. 283. When was a machine constructed, by which 

a great number of threads can be spun at 
once ? 

1488. 283. By whom .=" 

1489. 283. What was that machine called ? 

1490. 283. From whom was derived the next improve- 

ment r 

1491. 283. By whom were the fruits of his ingenuity 

reaped ? 

1492. 283. By whom, was the first cotton-mill erected, 

in England } 

1493. 283. Who has enabled us to curtail the time for- 

merly used in bleaching linen and cotton 
fabrics ? 

1 494. 284. With whom, did the steam-engine originate ? 

1495. 284. When did the marquis publish his account 

of this great invention ? 

1496. 284. To whom is owing its present high state of 

pcri'ection ? 

1497. 284. When did Mr. Watt commence his experi- 

ments ? 

1498. 284. Of whom, was he a pupil ? 

1499. 284. Who is celebrated, as the person who began, 

in England, the cutting of navigable canals 
with locks ? 

1500. 284. By what engineer, was he assisted ? 

1501. 284. When was produced the first eflective air- 

balloon ? 

1502. 285. When were the mails first conveyed in regu- 

larly established coaches ? 

1503. 285. When, and by whom, was the vaccine inocu- 

lation perfected t 



S3 

Q. P. 

15Q4. 285. When did Lancaster begin to spread his 
amazing system of school-education ? 

J 505. 235. When was the colony of Botany Bay estab- 
lished ? 

J 506. 285. For what purpose ? 

I5or. 285. What is the number of the colonial subjects 
of the Briiish empire ? 

1508. 285. What proportion of all mankind are they 

computed to be ? 

[It should be observed, that, in noticing 
eminent physicians, artists, authors, Sec, 
persons livini^ in the year 1820 arc not in- 
cluded; except some highly celebrated fe- 
male writers. Il 

1509. 285. Who were the greatest ornaments of the 

medical profession .^ 

1510. 286, In which of the fine arts, were sir Joshua 

Reynolds and Hogarth eminent ? 

1511. 286. Who was ranked at the head of astronomy 

and mechanics ? 

1512. 286. Who are mentioned amongst the dramatic 

writers ::' 

1 5 1 :,. 287. Who is the author of a poem called the Ship- 
wreck. 

1,^4. 287. Wlrit poems of Cioldsmith are much ad- 
n.lrod ? 

15 15. 288. When did he die ? 

15 16. 288. What works of Dr. Johnson are suflicient to 
elevate him to a high degree of fame ? 

15 17. 288. When did his death occur? 

1518. 289. What famous poet was originally a plough- 

man ? 

1519. 289. When did Burns die. > 

1520. 289. For what works, is Cowper deservedly ad- 

mired ? 



84 

1521. 289. By what ingenious pieces, is Walcott disUn- 

guishcd ? 

1522. 290. What is Hume's great work ? 

1523. 290. What is the great work of Gibbon ? 

1524. 290. What are the most admired works of Rob- 



ertson 



1525. 290. By what writings, has Sterne obtained the 

honour of introducing a new species of 
composition ? 

1526. 290. W^ho has given us the most valuable lectures 

on rhetoric and belles lettres i" 

1527. 290. Who is the author of the most popular work 

on moral philosophy ? 

1528. 290. Who is the author of a book called the Di- 

versions of Purley ? 

1529. 290. Who wrote a celebrated essay, called the 

Wealth of Nations ? 

1530. 290. By whom, were written the Commentaries 

on the Laws of England ? 

1531. 291. By whom, was the church particularly adorn- 

ed : 

1532. 291. Who were the most distinguished female 

writers ? 

1533. 291. Who gained celebrity, as travellers ? 

1534. 291. Who were the most distinguished naviga- 

tors ? 

1535. 291. When, and where, was captain Cook killed? 

1536. 291. In what character, is John Howard cele- 

brated ? 

1537. 292. W^hat city exhibits the most classical and 

magnificent public buildings, that have 
been erected since the finishing of St. 
Paul's cathedral. 

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